Annabel's symptoms include debilitating fatigue and daily headaches but her mother is more worried about the affect COVID had had on her daughter's brain and and her nervous system.
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"Annabel continues to struggle daily and we believe the COVID-19 infection has triggered a post viral response known paediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome where her antibodies are now attacking her brain and resulting in all the neuropsychiatric symptoms."There may be some good news for Annabel, however.
The results, published in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal, involved scientists looking at daily health reports logged in the Zoe COVID Study app and focused on September 2020 through to February 2021. Scientists said it was reassuring that there were no reports of serious neurological symptoms such as fits or seizures, impaired concentration or anxiety.
"We hope our results will be useful for doctors, parents, and schools caring for these children - and, of course, affected children themselves."Researchers also assessed children who tested negative for coronavirus but who might have had other ailments, such as colds and flu.
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