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Conclusions

  • COVID-19 has impacted headache and neurological care in New York in a variety of ways, including a shift in staffing, educational strategies, and an abrupt transformation to telemedicine.
  • A number of primary and secondary headache disorders may be encountered in association with COVID-19.
  • Migraine may be triggered by COVID-19 either directly or indirectly, related to biological or psychological mechanisms.
  • Clinicians face a number of therapy challenges such as patient fear to frequent hospitals and concerns regarding the use of migraine medicine.