COVID-19, postcovid syndrome and postvaccination complications at neurology outpatient clinic

ABSTRACT

This article describes a collection of patients who visited our neurology outpatient clinic between autumn 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, postcovid syndrome or neurological complications in possible relation to vaccination. It is a summary of individual patients’ cases;the author is aware of the statistically insignificant size and characteristics of this collection of patients. Amongst the patients treated for COVID-19, was identified a group of patients with a negative PCR test. In these cases, the diagnosis was determined based on a clinical review, epidemiological anamnesis and antibody testing. In case of continuation or aggravation of the COVID-19 symptoms, it was found beneficial to prescribe 20-60 mg of prednisone at the beginning of the second week of infection. Furthermore, this article describes the most frequent neurological postcovid complications and the effect of short-term pulse treatment by the prescription of 8 mg of methylprednisolone for 15 days. We also report a collection of patients with neurological complications in possible relation to vaccination against COVID-19. © 2021, Czech Medical Association J.E. Purkyne. All rights reserved.