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2021 Jul 15


Neurol Sci

New daily persistent headache after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a report of two cases.

Authors

Dono F, Consoli S, Evangelista G, D'Apolito M, Russo M, Carrarini C, Calisi D, De Rosa M, Di Pietro M, De Angelis M V, Travaglini D, Sensi SL, Onofrj M, Bonanni L
Neurol Sci. 2021 Jul 15.
PMID: 34264414.

Abstract

The 2019 Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel respiratory virus which causes Coronavirus Disease19 (COVID-19). Although the predominant clinical picture of COVID-19 is represented by respiratory symptoms, neurological manifestations are being increasingly recognized. Headache, in particular migraine-like and tension types, has been largely reported in patients suffering from COVID-19 both in the acute and the healing phase of the infection. New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a primary headache characterized by persistent and daily painful symptoms, with pain becoming continuous and non-remitting within 24 h, and lasting more than 3 months. Even though an increasing number of reports describe patients who develop a persistent headache, diagnosis of NPDH has been rarely explored in the context of COVID-19.