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Long COVID

Even after your body has cleared the virus that causes COVID, you may continue to have symptoms. You also may develop new health issues related to having had COVID. This condition is often called “long COVID.”

Some common long COVID symptoms include:

Fatigue/tiredness
Brain fog and memory problems
Headache
Dizziness and lightheadedness
Trouble sleeping
Cough, shortness of breath and/or trouble exercising
Irregular heartbeat, or fast or slow heart rate
Blood clots in the lung or veins, or blood-clotting issues
Anxiety and depression
Nausea and diarrhea
Joint pain
New prediabetes or diabetes
New thyroid disorder

The Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive COVID-19 Center welcomes patients who have COVID-19 symptoms more than 30 days after the beginning of their COVID-19 illness or their last positive COVID-19 test.

Long-Term Symptom Research

Sleep Disruption: Impact of sleep disruption on cognitive function in patients with postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: initial findings from a Neuro-COVID-19 clinic
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Plasma proteomics show altered inflammatory and mitochondrial proteins in patients with neurologic symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation: SARS-CoV-2-Specific Immune Responses in Patients With Postviral Syndrome After Suspected COVID-19
The American Journal of Medicine: Multidisciplinary Center Care for Long COVID Syndrome-A Retrospective Cohort Study
Annals of Neurology: Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Differ Based on Acute COVID-19 Severity
The American Journal of Medicine: Multidisciplinary Center Care for Long COVID Syndrome-A Retrospective Cohort Study
bioRxiv: Expansion of profibrotic monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages in patients with persistent respiratory symptoms and radiographic abnormalities after COVID-19
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology: Persistent neurologic symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in non-hospitalized Covid-19 "long haulers"
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology: Evolution of neurologic symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 "long haulers"
Neurotherapeutics: Therapeutic Approaches to the Neurologic Manifestations of COVID-19
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology: Frequent Neurologic Manifestations and Encephalopathy‐Associated Morbidity in Covid‐19 Patients
JAMA Cardiology: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Heart—Is Heart Failure the Next Chapter?
The New York Times: How Brain Fog Plagues COVID-19 Survivors
Scientific American: The Problem of ‘Long Haul’ COVID
Wall Street Journal: As COVID-19 Symptoms Linger, Demand for Specialized Clinics Surges

COVID-19 and flu vaccines are now available. Find out how to get them at a location near you.

Long COVID

Long COVID

Some common long COVID symptoms include:

Long-Term Symptom Research

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