Mary Wilson
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Published: 05 January 2024.
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1323290
Jin P, Cui F and Zhang L
Background: Headache is one of the most common symptoms of acute COVID-19 infection. However, its mechanisms remain poorly understood, and there is a lack of studies investigating changes in the periaqueductal gray (PAG) in COVID-19 patients exhibiting headaches.
Purpose: The study aimed to explore the alterations in metabolites of the PAG pre- and post-COVID-19 infection in individuals who suffered from headaches during the acute phase of the disease using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ([SUP]1[/SUP]H-MRS).
Methods: Fifteen participants who experienced headaches during the acute phase of COVID-19 were recruited. All subjects underwent two proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ([SUP]1[/SUP]H-MRS) examinations focusing on the PAG before and after they were infected. Metabolite changes were assessed between the pre- and post-infection groups.
Results: The combined glutamine and glutamate/total creatine ratio (Glx/tCr) was increased in the PAG following COVID-19 infection. The total choline/total creatine ratio (tCho/tCr) in the pre-infection group was negatively correlated with the duration of headache during the COVID-19 acute phase.
Conclusion: The present study indicates that PAG plays a pivotal role in COVID-19 headaches, thereby supporting the involvement of trigeminovascular system activation in the pathophysiology of COVID-19 headaches.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1323290/full
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1323290
Jin P, Cui F and Zhang L
Background: Headache is one of the most common symptoms of acute COVID-19 infection. However, its mechanisms remain poorly understood, and there is a lack of studies investigating changes in the periaqueductal gray (PAG) in COVID-19 patients exhibiting headaches.
Purpose: The study aimed to explore the alterations in metabolites of the PAG pre- and post-COVID-19 infection in individuals who suffered from headaches during the acute phase of the disease using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ([SUP]1[/SUP]H-MRS).
Methods: Fifteen participants who experienced headaches during the acute phase of COVID-19 were recruited. All subjects underwent two proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ([SUP]1[/SUP]H-MRS) examinations focusing on the PAG before and after they were infected. Metabolite changes were assessed between the pre- and post-infection groups.
Results: The combined glutamine and glutamate/total creatine ratio (Glx/tCr) was increased in the PAG following COVID-19 infection. The total choline/total creatine ratio (tCho/tCr) in the pre-infection group was negatively correlated with the duration of headache during the COVID-19 acute phase.
Conclusion: The present study indicates that PAG plays a pivotal role in COVID-19 headaches, thereby supporting the involvement of trigeminovascular system activation in the pathophysiology of COVID-19 headaches.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1323290/full