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. 2023 Jul 6;15(3):821–841. doi: 10.3390/neurolint15030052

Table 2.

Neurologic manifestations of long COVID and associated symptoms.

Neurological Sequelae Symptoms and Presentation References
Fatigue Physical, mental, or emotional energy deficit that worsens after physical or mental exertion [65,66,67,68,69,76]
Neuropsychiatric Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain disorder, delirium, mood swings, psychosis [96,97,113,114,115,119,120]
Sleep disturbances Insomnia, low sleep efficiency, nightmares, lucid dreaming [126,129]
Sensorimotor deficits Peripheral neuropathy, paresthesias, neuropathic pain, myalgia, persistent weakness [130,131,132,133,141,142]
Brain fog Poor concentration, slowed thinking, difficulty paying attention, and focusing [181,182,183]
Hyposmia/parosmia Partial or total loss of sense of smell/misperceiving odors (often pleasant odors seem unpleasant) [202,206,207,208,210,212]
Hypogeusia/dysgeusia Partial or total loss of sense of taste/altered perception of taste [202,206,207,208,211,213]
Hearing problems Hearing loss, tinnitus [76,218,219,220,222]
Ocular symptoms Tearing, hyperemia, chemosis (conjunctival swelling), conjunctivitis, damage to ocular nerves [225,227]