Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Pediatric Long COVID-19: A Case Series.

COVID-19 haulers SARS-CoV-2 infection kynurenines long COVID-19 movement disorders neuroinflammation neuropsychiatric disorders pandemic stress psychosis

Journal

Brain sciences
ISSN: 2076-3425
Titre abrégé: Brain Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101598646

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
19 Apr 2022
Historique:
received: 07 03 2022
revised: 10 04 2022
accepted: 14 04 2022
entrez: 28 5 2022
pubmed: 29 5 2022
medline: 29 5 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Few data are available regarding the incidence and the evolution of neuropsychiatric manifestations in children with a history of COVID-19. We herein report five consequent cases of pediatric patients with psychiatric and neurological symptoms of long COVID-19. All patients, mainly males, reported asymptomatic-to-mild COVID-19 and underwent home self-isolation. Abnormal movements, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation were the most recurrent symptoms observed from a few weeks to months after the resolution of the acute infection. A later onset was observed in younger patients. Blood tests and brain imaging resulted in negative results in all subjects; pharmacological and cognitive behavioral therapy was set. A multifactorial etiology could be hypothesized in these cases, as a result of a complex interplay between systemic and brain inflammation and environmental stress in vulnerable individuals. Longer follow-up is required to observe the evolution of neuropsychiatric manifestation in the present cohort and other young patients with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35624901
pii: brainsci12050514
doi: 10.3390/brainsci12050514
pmc: PMC9138973
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Rosa Savino (R)

Department of Woman and Child, Neuropsychiatry for Child and Adolescent Unit, General Hospital "Riuniti" of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

Anna N Polito (AN)

Department of Woman and Child, Neuropsychiatry for Child and Adolescent Unit, General Hospital "Riuniti" of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

Giulia Arcidiacono (G)

Department of Woman and Child, Neuropsychiatry for Child and Adolescent Unit, General Hospital "Riuniti" of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

Mariacristina Poliseno (M)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, General Hospital "Riuniti" of Foggia, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

Sergio Lo Caputo (S)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, General Hospital "Riuniti" of Foggia, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

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