Author:
Rodrigues Arthur Nascimento,Dias Apio Ricardo Nazareth,Paranhos Alna Carolina Mendes,Silva Camilla Costa,Bastos Thalita da Rocha,Brito Bárbara Barros de,da Silva Nívia Monteiro,de Sousa Emanuel de Jesus Soares,Quaresma Juarez Antônio Simões,Falcão Luiz Fábio Magno
Abstract
Background and purposeSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can exacerbate previous headache disorders or change the type of pain experienced from headaches. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of Long COVID headaches.MethodThis was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical observational study that included 102 patients (with previous headache, n = 50; without previous headache, n = 52) with long COVID and headache complaints. The Migraine Disability Assessment Test and Visual Analog Pain Scale were used to collect participants' headache data according to a standardized protocol.ResultsThe patients in this study who reported experiencing headaches before COVID-19 had longer headache duration in the long COVID phase than that in the pre-long COVID phase (p = 0.031), exhibited partial improvement in headache symptoms with analgesics (p = 0.045), and had a duration of long COVID of <1 year (p = 0.030). Patients with moderate or severe disability and those classified as having severe headaches in the long COVID phase were highly likely to develop chronic headaches. Hospital admission [odds ratio (OR) = 3.0082; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.10–8.26], back pain (OR = 4.0017; 95% CI: 1.13–14.17), insomnia (OR = 3.1339; 95% CI: 1.39–7.06), and paraesthesia (OR = 2.7600; 95% CI: 1.20–6.33) were associated with headache in these patients.ConclusionHeadache is a disabling condition in patients with long COVID-19, exacerbating the conditions of those with headaches prior to contracting COVID-19.
Funder
Fundação Amazônia Paraense de Amparo à Pesquisa
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Subject
Neurology (clinical),Neurology
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