Autonomic dysfunction in post-COVID patients with and witfhout neurological symptoms: a prospective multidomain observational study

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 269; no. 2; pp. 587 - 596
• Main Authors: Buoite Stella, Alex, Furlanis, Giovanni, Frezza, Nicolò Arjuna, Valentinotti, Romina, Ajcevic, Milos, Manganotti, Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Autonomic nervous system; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - etiology; Blood pressure; Coronary artery disease; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Dysautonomia; Female; Heart diseases; Heart rate; Humans; Hypotension; Hypotension, Orthostatic; Intolerance; Long COVID; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Observational studies; Original Communication; Prospective Studies; Questionnaires; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Tachycardia; COVID-19; Long-COVID; Autonomic dysfunction; Orthostatic intolerance; COMPASS-31

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) can be affected by COVID-19, and dysautonomia may be a possible complication in post-COVID individuals. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) and postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) have been suggested to be common after SARS-CoV-2 infection, but other components of ANS fu...