Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras


Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal…[...]

Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards


Story by Jamie Ducharme, MSN In late 2022, Erin, a 43-year-old from Pennsylvania, agreed to spend six weeks in a psychiatric ward, getting intensive treatment for an illness she knew she…[...]

The knowns and unknowns of long COVID-19: from mechanisms to therapeutical approaches


Roxana Gheorghita1,2Iuliana Soldanescu3Andrei Lobiuc2, et. al. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been defined as the greatest global health…[...]

Neurological Complications of COVID-19 Infection: A Comprehensive Review


Travis Brauer • Sulaiman Paika • Roshni Kotwani • Deepesh Khanna, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65192  Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is well on its way to reaching endemic status across the globe. While the medical community’s understanding of the…[...]

What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the brain?


BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q897 (Published 15 May 2024)Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q897 What are the neurological symptoms of covid-19? Covid may be primarily a respiratory infection, but a common symptom is “brain fog”—problems with memory or…[...]

Research Reveals Long COVID Hits the Young Harder Than the Old


It might sound counterintuitive, but new research shows that when long COVID strikes, younger patients appear more prone to severe symptoms than older folks. That's tough on society as a…[...]

Steroid-Responsive Encephalitis in Coronavirus Disease 2019


Authors: Andrea Pilotto MD,Silvia Odolini MD, PhD,Stefano Masciocchi MD, et. al. Annals of Neurology Volume 88, Issue 2 p. 423-427 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has the potential for targeting…[...]

Endothelial cell damage is the central part of COVID-19 and a mouse model
induced by injection of the S1 subunit of the spike protein


Authors: Gerard J. NuovoCynthia MagroToni ShafferHamdy AwadDavid SusterSheridan MikhailBing HeJean-Jacques MichailleBenjamin LiechtyEsmerina Tili Annals of Diagnostic Pathology ABS T R A C TNeurologic complications of symptomatic COVID-19 are common. Brain…[...]

Rapid Dissemination of Protocols for Managing Neurology Inpatients with COVID-19


Authors: Anna Cervantes-Arslanian MD,K. H. Vincent Lau MD,Pria Anand MD, et. al. Annals of Neurology Volume 88, Issue 2 p. 211-214 Introduction In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,…[...]