COVID-19, postcovid syndrome and postvaccination complications at neurology outpatient clinic
Authors:
Karla Hrušová
Authors‘ workplace:
Neurologická ambulance, Ostrava
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2021; 160: 340-343
Category:
Case Report
Overview
This article describes a collection of patients who visited our neurology outpatient clinic between autumn 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, postcovid syndrome or neurological complications in possible relation to vaccination. It is a summary of individual patients’ cases; the author is aware of the statistically insignificant size and characteristics of this collection of patients. Amongst the patients treated for COVID-19, was identified a group of patients with a negative PCR test. In these cases, the diagnosis was determined based on a clinical review, epidemiological anamnesis and antibody testing. In case of continuation or aggravation of the COVID-19 symptoms, it was found beneficial to prescribe 20–60 mg of prednisone at the beginning of the second week of infection. Furthermore, this article describes the most frequent neurological postcovid complications and the effect of short-term pulse treatment by the prescription of 8 mg of methylprednisolone for 15 days. We also report a collection of patients with neurological complications in possible relation to vaccination against COVID-19.
Keywords:
corticosteroid – COVID-19 – postcovid syndrome – postvaccination complications – prednisone – methylprednisolone
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