2022 Volume 81 Issue 4 Pages 197-204
Post COVID-19 condition/long COVID, also called post-acute COVID-19 or long-haul COVID, refers to avariety of symptoms that have persisted since the acute phase of the disease or have newly emerged and persistedduring the chronic course of the disease. The most common symptoms are fatigue, shortness of breath, dysosmia,dysgeusia, etc., while psychiatric and neurological symptoms such as memory impairment, poor concentration,and headache are important issues, and brain fog is also a well-known problem. Long COVID is thought to becaused by a combination of factors, including sequelae of COVID-19-induced CNS damage, postintensive caresyndrome, chronic inflammatory reactions associated with COVID-19, and autonomic disorders; however, thepathogenesis remains unclear. Since the symptoms of long COVID are diverse, a comprehensive approach andfollow-up are necessary.