One of the most baffling clusters of symptoms associated with Long Covid is that related to the nervous system. On top of your ‘basics’ like brain fog and headaches, you can also add numbness or tingling, dizziness, changes in taste or vision, muscle weakness and loss of sensory function.
All of these symptoms are a consequence of the way the condition affects your brain and nervous system. But what exactly is going on and what can we do about it?
In this episode of our expert interviews series Dr Asad Khan and I talk to UCLH's Long Covid clinic consultant neurologist Dr Hadi Manji about what he's seen so far and how he treats long haulers.
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The Long Covid Handbook (Oct 2022), by Gez Medinger and Professor Danny Altmann and published by Penguin Books is now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. A singular resource that brings together everything patients, clinicians and academics have learnt about the condition since early 2020, as well as lessons from sufferers and researchers of ME/CFS and other chronic conditions. It offers world leading expert advice on understanding, managing and treating Long Covid. The Long Covid Handbook is available from the following links:
US: https://a.co/d/0gvkJCU
UK: https://amzn.eu/d/9KjurGb
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Contents:
0:36 Background on Dr Manji
3:39 What is Neurology?
5:17 What symptoms do patients present with?
6:57 What are the underlying diagnoses and management?
20:35 The role of brain fog
23:34 Dysautonomia in Neurology
25:14 How do the LC clinics work?
26:49 Ideal research project
30:35 What are the red flag symptoms for LC?
32:49 How does LC differ from other post viral conditions?
35:00 Conclusion