“
I had the Covid-19 in January.
Since then, I have suffered from long-term Covid with the main symptoms of neurological disorders (memory, attention) and sleep disorders
, ”explains Alicia, 17 years old.
For some time now, researchers have been interested in discovering what would be a form of long Covid in the youngest.
In France, a Facebook group “
Covid long children / adolescents
”, created last October, brings together 1,300 members and nearly 200 testimonials.
Read also: Young people are also at risk of long Covid
It is especially abroad that this question is studied by scientists.
In Italy, Dr Danilo Buonsenso, a pediatrician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases at the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, was one of the first to take an interest in it.
“
My colleagues, who were working on the adult Covid, noticed that a significant number of patients presented with persistent symptoms.
Since adolescents are very similar to young adults biologically, I wanted to explore whether
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