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Three stages to COVID-19 brain damage, new review suggests
Patients with COVID-19 symptoms may have neurological symptoms that may become apparent only after hospital discharge.
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Managing pain expectations is key to enhanced recovery
Multimodal approach to postsurgery pain management can reduce or eliminate opioids for certain patient groups.
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Pursue multimodal pain management in patients taking opioids
Use hospitalization as an intervention opportunity for patients with opioid use disorder.
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First reported U.S. case of COVID-19 linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome
The unique clinical features in the U.S. case are urinary retention secondary to dysautonomia and ocular symptoms of...
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Could jump in opioid overdoses be linked to COVID?
Dr. Nora D. Volkow, head of NIDA, told colleagues that the pandemic could boost abuse.
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ED visits for life-threatening conditions declined early in COVID-19 pandemic
Visits for MI, stroke, and hypoglycemic crisis dropped 10%-23% over the first 10 weeks.
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Headache may predict clinical evolution of COVID-19
Headache onset could occur during the presymptomatic or symptomatic phase of COVID-19 and could resemble tension-type or migraine headache.
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COVID-19 neurologic effects: Does the virus directly attack the brain?
There are neurologic sequelae of COVID-19. “We need to be alert to these, and to try to understand the potential long-term consequences.”
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COVID-19: Psychiatrists assess geriatric harm from social distancing
“Certainly the appalling number of deaths in nursing homes is the No. 1 horror of the pandemic.”
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AHA offers advice on prehospital acute stroke triage amid COVID-19
A key goal is to ensure timely transfer of patients while minimizing the risk of infectious exposure for EMS personnel, coworkers, and other...