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…infection. Methods: Patients with polymerase chain reaction confirmed COVID-19 and persistent cognitive complaints underwent comprehensive in-person neuropsychological evaluations. Patients with prior neurological disorders were excluded. When diagnosed, 40% required hospitalization,…
Abstract: Background: Orthostatic intolerance-OI is common in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-ME/CFS. We used a 10-min passive vertical lean test as orthostatic challenge-OC and measured changes in vitals and end tidal…
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…healthcare services. Read the rest of this article HERE. Source: Petra Zimmermann. Long covid in children and adolescents. BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o143 (Published 20 January 2022) https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o143.full (Full article)…
…orthostasis predominant (n=6), chest pain predominant (n=3), and headache predominant (n=1). The fatigue-predominant phenotype was more common in women, and the dyspnea-predominant phenotype was more common in men. Interleukin 6…
…both the sympathetic and parasympathetic components. Comparison groups included age- and gender-matched PCR-confirmed COVID patients without IST (fully recovered group, N = 19) and age- and gender-matched controls who had…
…virus. Recently, I had a valuable experience of a 22-year-old female patient with a 14-month duration of long COVID who completely recovered from ME-like symptoms after treatment with minocycline. This…
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…commute to attend junior high school. Three days before hospitalization, the patient did not eat due to appetite loss. He received oral prednisolone (20 mg/day) and Kanpō medicine (Rikkun-shito and…