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Neurological complications of COVID-19 in children and the associated immunological responses
Rabeea Siddique1, Suliman Khan1, Shabana2
1Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause neurological issues in children, including severe complications like multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Research explores these neurological and immunological impacts in pediatric patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Immunology
Background:
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses a global threat due to its rapid spread and severe symptoms.
- While often mild in children, COVID-19 can lead to serious complications like multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
- Neurological problems, including stroke and encephalopathy, are increasingly recognized in pediatric COVID-19 cases.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the neurological and immunological complications of COVID-19 in children.
- To highlight the potential for severe outcomes in pediatric populations.
Main Methods:
- Review of current literature on COVID-19 in children.
- Analysis of reported neurological and immunological manifestations.
Main Results:
- COVID-19 can induce a range of neurological issues in children, from mild to severe.
- Conditions such as stroke, encephalopathy, and myalgia are associated with pro-inflammatory responses and cytokine storms.
- The virus may directly invade the brain or cause indirect neurological damage via immune system overactivation.
Conclusions:
- Neurological complications in children with COVID-19 are a significant concern.
- Both direct viral effects and severe immune responses contribute to these neurological conditions.
- Further research is needed to understand and manage these pediatric complications.
Abstract:
The high spread rate, severe symptoms, psychological and neurological problems, and unavailability of effective medicines are the major factors making Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a massive threat to the world. It is thought that COVID-19 causes mild symptoms or mild infectious illness in children. However, we cannot rule out the possibility of serious complications such as the multisystem inflammatory syndrome. COVID-19 induces mild to severe neurological problems in children, such as stroke, encephalopathy, mild shortness of breath, and myalgia. The development of these conditions is associated with pro-inflammatory responses and cytokine storms, which alter the physiology of the blood-brain barrier and allow the virus to enter the brain. Despite the viral entry into the brain, these neurological conditions can also be caused indirectly by severe immune responses. In this article, we describe COVID-19 and the associated neurological and immunological complications in children.
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