ArticleCephalalgia : an international journal of headache2020
Characteristics of headache attributed to COVID-19 infection and predictors of its frequency and intensity: A cross sectional study.
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- Headaches and facial pain attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination: a systematic review.European journal of neurology · 2024Pooled it
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- Characteristics of headaches attributed to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and factors associated with its frequency and prolongation: a cross-sectional cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Post-COVID Headache: A Literature Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
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- Headache, anosmia, ageusia and other neurological symptoms in COVID-19: a cross-sectional study.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Mechanisms of Musculoskeletal Pain in Long COVID.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- Headache Attributed to Vaccination Against COVID-19 (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) with the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) Vaccine: A Multicenter Observational Cohort Study.Pain and therapy · 2021Article
- Headache as a Symptom of COVID-19: Narrative Review of 1-Year Research.Current pain and headache reports · 2021Review
- Coronavirus disease-19 and headache; impact on pre-existing and characteristics of de novo: a cross-sectional study.The journal of headache and pain · 2021Article
- Dehydration and Headache.Current pain and headache reports · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo study the characteristics of headache attributed to COVID-19 infection and predictors of its severity.
methodsA cross-sectional study involved 172 individuals who had headache due to COVID-19 infection. A detailed analysis of such headache was done through a face-to-face interview. Patients with any other form of secondary headache were excluded. Labs, including lymphocytic count, C-reactive protein, D-dimer and ferritin and chest imaging, were made available.
resultsTHE: majority of our patients had a diffuse headache (52.9%). It was pressing in 40.7%, with median intensity of 7 (assessed by visual analogue scale) and median frequency of 7 days/week. Patients with preexisting primary headache (52.9%) had significantly more frequent COVID-19 related headache than those without (47.1%) (
conclusionHealthcare providers of COVID-19 patients need to be aware of frequency and intensity predictors of COVID-19 related headache: Primary headache disorders, fever, dehydration, and comorbidities.
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