A clinical survey of 85 pediatric long-COVID patients in Bavaria, Germany, reveals high levels of fatigue, loss of motivation, difficulty concentrating and maintaining attention, worsened mood, and greater anxiety. A

To holistically describe long-COVID symptoms and identify risk factors for post-infection neurocognitive and emotional problems, University of Regensburg researchers analyzed clinical data from COVID-19 survivors aged 12 to 17 years who had symptoms for at least 4 weeks. The average patient age was 12.5 years, 61.2% were girls, and the average interval from infection to examination was 5.7 months.

From December 2021 to June 2023, the children were given a neuropsychological evaluation made up of infection-specific interviews, psychopathologic exams, questionnaires on emotional well-being and behavioral problems, and computerized tests measuring concentration, attention, and memory. Participants also underwent neurologic, pneumological, gastrointestinal, and cardiac t

I wrote this post on Friendica yesterday. Its about comparing some aspects of life before #Longcovid with how it is now, written in specific Bulletpoints.

#longcovidawarenessDay #Longcovid #LongCovidAwareness #PostCovid

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Long COVID principally affects adults in their prime, affecting their quality of life and ability to work, contributing to profound public health and socio-economic impacts.

Please take care of your health, not everyone can to the same extent due to lack of awareness or diminished immunity.

“An estimated one in 10 infections results in post-Covid conditions suggesting that hundreds of millions of people will need longer term care” —Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

I was wearing earbuds so I just ignored him completely and eventually he shut up, but this is why I continue to mask, because these people are crazy.