Prevalence and patterns of symptoms of dysautonomia in patients with long-COVID syndrome: A cross-sectional study

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Background: The association between autonomic dysfunction and long-COVID syndrome is established. However, the prevalence and patterns of symptoms of dysautonomia in long-COVID syndrome in a large population are lacking. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and patterns of symptoms of dysautonomia in patients with long-COVID syndrome. Methods: We administered the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 (COMPASS-31) questionnaire to a sample of post-COVID-19 patients who were referred to post-COVID clinic in Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt for symptoms concerning for long-COVID syndrome. Participants were asked to complete the COMPASS-31 questionnaire referring to the period of more than 4 weeks after acute COVID-19. Results: We included 320 patients (35.92 ± 11.92 years, 73% females). The median COMPASS-31 score was 26.29 (0–76.73). The most affected domains of dysautonomia were gastrointestinal, secretomotor, and orthostatic intolerance with 91.6%, 76.4%, and 73.6%, respectively. There was a positive correlation between COMPASS-31 score and long-COVID duration (p < 0.001) and a positive correlation between orthostatic intolerance domain score and post-COVID duration (p < 0.001). There was a positive correlation between orthostatic intolerance domain score and age of participants (p = 0.004). Two hundred forty-seven patients (76.7%) had a high score of COMPASS-31 >16.4. Patients with COMPASS-31 >16.4 had a longer duration of long-COVID syndrome than those with score <16.4 (46.2 vs. 26.8 weeks, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Symptoms of dysautonomia are common in long-COVID syndrome. The most common COMPASS-31 affected domains of dysautonomia are gastrointestinal, secretomotor, and orthostatic intolerance. There is a positive correlation between orthostatic intolerance domain score and patients' age.

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Eldokla, A. M., Mohamed-Hussein, A. A., Fouad, A. M., Abdelnaser, M. G., Ali, S. T., Makhlouf, N. A., … Aiash, H. (2022). Prevalence and patterns of symptoms of dysautonomia in patients with long-COVID syndrome: A cross-sectional study. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 9(6), 778–785. https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51557

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