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Children suffer from neurological effects of COVID, Israeli data shows
Symptoms include inflammation of brain and seizures; research published in a leading pediatric neurology journal found 44% of children hospitalized with COVID had at least one neurological symptom as a result of illness
Sarit Rosenblum |
Published: 01.31.22, 16:00
Children, in rare cases, appear to develop neurological symptoms after contracting COVID-19, according to Israeli data published Monday.
Data from Israel appears to support growing evidence worldwide, which suggests that such children who experience severe COVID symptom suffer from neurological side-effects as a result, such as encephalitis - inflammation of the brain.
Several cases of children who suffered from seizures have also been identified, and it is still unclear how vast this phenomenon is and how many children suffer from it in Israel.
The Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center, an IDF taskforce charged with helping battle the pandemic, said that children who developed encephalitis during or after the disease suffer from symptoms such "as headaches, balance disorder, seizures, and confusion"
"In the United States and South Africa, seizures have been prevalent in children infected with Omicron, and they were described as unusual and unfamiliar."
A recent article in a leading pediatric neurology journal found that 44% of children hospitalized with COVID suffered from at least one neurological phenomenon, including headaches reported in some 20% children, blurred consciousness reported in 16% children, and seizures reported in 8%. ..
Children suffer from neurological effects of COVID, Israeli data shows
Symptoms include inflammation of brain and seizures; research published in a leading pediatric neurology journal found 44% of children hospitalized with COVID had at least one neurological symptom as a result of illness
Sarit Rosenblum |
Published: 01.31.22, 16:00
Children, in rare cases, appear to develop neurological symptoms after contracting COVID-19, according to Israeli data published Monday.
Data from Israel appears to support growing evidence worldwide, which suggests that such children who experience severe COVID symptom suffer from neurological side-effects as a result, such as encephalitis - inflammation of the brain.
Several cases of children who suffered from seizures have also been identified, and it is still unclear how vast this phenomenon is and how many children suffer from it in Israel.
The Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center, an IDF taskforce charged with helping battle the pandemic, said that children who developed encephalitis during or after the disease suffer from symptoms such "as headaches, balance disorder, seizures, and confusion"
"In the United States and South Africa, seizures have been prevalent in children infected with Omicron, and they were described as unusual and unfamiliar."
A recent article in a leading pediatric neurology journal found that 44% of children hospitalized with COVID suffered from at least one neurological phenomenon, including headaches reported in some 20% children, blurred consciousness reported in 16% children, and seizures reported in 8%. ..
