Neurologic symptoms including headache are reported in COVID-19 patients.
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Severe headache may be the sole presenting symptom of COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Headache may precede respiratory symptoms for up to one week in COVID-19.
Abstract
The spectrum of symptoms of COVID-19 continues to expand as more clinical observations are reported. Neurological manifestations including headache are increasingly described. However, headache as the sole presenting symptom of COVID-19 pneumonia has not been reported. We describe a patient in Tanzania who experienced severe headache for seven days before the onset of other symptoms of COVID-19 that led to her isolation, diagnosis, and treatment.
