Headache as the Presenting Symptom in 2 Patients With COVID-19 and a History of Migraine: 2 Case Reports

Authors

Jyotika Singh, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Ashhar Ali, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Singh J, and Ali A. Headache as the Presenting Symptom in 2 Patients with COVID-19 and a History of Migraine: 2 Case Reports. Headache 2020.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-10-2020

Publication Title

Headache

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has now affected more than 5 million people globally. Typical symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Patients with underlying medical comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes are more likely to become severely ill. To date there is limited information on how COVID-19 affects patients with a history migraine. Here, we present the cases of 2 women with a history of migraine whose first symptom of COVID-19 was a severe persistent headache.

PubMed ID

32521062

ePublication

ePub ahead of print