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A quarter of children with COVID-19 symptoms develop "long COVID," according to data pooled from 21 studies previously carried out in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America.
Mood symptoms, fatigue, sleep disorders, headache and respiratory symptoms were the most prevalent.
Among the 80,071 children with coronavirus in the studies, 25 per cent developed symptoms that lasted at least 4-to-12 weeks or new persistent symptoms that appeared within 12 weeks, researchers reported on medRxiv ahead of peer review.
“Once the acute phase of COVID-19 is over, many individuals experience months of debilitating COVID-19 symptoms that requires additional medical attention and follow-up”.
Analysing the data to identify trends, they found “more than 40 long-term effects” associated with COVID in children and adolescents.
The five most prevalent were mood symptoms (16.5 per cent), fatigue (9.7 per cent), sleep disorders (8.4 per cent), headache (7.8 per cent) and respiratory symptoms (7.6 per cent).
Other commonly reported symptoms included nasal congestion, cognitive symptoms such as faltering concentration and memory, loss of appetite and altered smell.
Mood symptoms, fatigue, sleep disorders, headache and respiratory symptoms were the most prevalent.
Among the 80,071 children with coronavirus in the studies, 25 per cent developed symptoms that lasted at least 4-to-12 weeks or new persistent symptoms that appeared within 12 weeks, researchers reported on medRxiv ahead of peer review.
“Once the acute phase of COVID-19 is over, many individuals experience months of debilitating COVID-19 symptoms that requires additional medical attention and follow-up”.
Analysing the data to identify trends, they found “more than 40 long-term effects” associated with COVID in children and adolescents.
The five most prevalent were mood symptoms (16.5 per cent), fatigue (9.7 per cent), sleep disorders (8.4 per cent), headache (7.8 per cent) and respiratory symptoms (7.6 per cent).
Other commonly reported symptoms included nasal congestion, cognitive symptoms such as faltering concentration and memory, loss of appetite and altered smell.
