Affiliation:
1. Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
Abstract
Post-COVID-19 syndrome is an ongoing challenge for healthcare systems as well as for society. The clinical picture of post-COVID-19 syndrome is heterogeneous, including fatigue, sleep disturbances, pain, hair loss, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as chronic diarrhea. Neurological complaints such as fatigue, cognitive impairment, and sleep disturbances are common. Due to the short timeframe of experience and small amount of evidence in this field, the treatment of post-COVID-19 syndrome remains a challenge. Currently, therapeutic options for post-COVID-19 syndrome are limited to non-pharmaceutical interventions and the symptomatic therapy of respective symptoms. In this article, we summarize the current knowledge about therapeutic options for the treatment of neurological symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome.
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