A clinical approach to the investigation and management of long COVID associated neuropathic pain

Shil, RSK ORCID: 0000-0001-9100-6114, Hughes, TW ORCID: 0000-0002-1561-7615, Sargent, BF ORCID: 0000-0003-2262-7755, Huang, Y ORCID: 0000-0001-7843-9126, Tamborska, AA ORCID: 0000-0003-4661-8407, Frank, B ORCID: 0000-0001-5405-4942, Ellul, MA ORCID: 0000-0002-6115-8245 and Michael, BD ORCID: 0000-0002-8693-8926 (2023) A clinical approach to the investigation and management of long COVID associated neuropathic pain. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. ISSN 0940-1334

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Abstract

COVID–19 has been associated with a wide range of ongoing symptoms following recovery from the acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Around one in three people with COVID-19 develop neurological symptoms with many reporting neuropathic pain and associated symptoms, including paraesthesia, numbness, and dysesthesia. Whilst the pathophysiology of long COVID-19-associated neuropathic pain remains unclear, it is likely to be multifactorial. Early identification, exclusion of common alternative causes, and a biopsychosocial approach to the management of the symptoms can help in relieving the burden of disease and improving the quality of life for patients.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19; Long Covid; Neuropathy; Pain; Paraesthesia; 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1109 Neurosciences; 1702 Cognitive Sciences; Psychiatry
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	Springer
Date of acceptance:	4 November 2023
Date of first compliant Open Access:	12 March 2024
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2024 13:15
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2025 13:30
DOI or ID number:	10.1007/s00406-023-01721-8
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/22785

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