scholarly journals Vaccinating children and adolescents against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)—The Israeli experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Glikman ◽  
Michal Stein ◽  
Eric S. Shinwell
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Israeli Experience

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Children and Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 174 (9) ◽  
pp. 882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Castagnoli ◽  
Martina Votto ◽  
Amelia Licari ◽  
Ilaria Brambilla ◽  
Raffaele Bruno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents

scholarly journals Is it Kawasaki shock syndrome, Kawasaki-like disease or pediatric inflammatory multisystem disease? The importance of semantic in the era of COVID-19 pandemic

RMD Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e001333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Koné-Paut ◽  
Rolando Cimaz
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Adaptive Immune Response ◽  
Multisystem Disease ◽  
Adaptive Immune ◽  
Systemic Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

A few weeks after the peak of the global 2019 novel coronavirus disease pandemic, cases of shock, multisystem inflammation and severe myocarditis have occurred in children and adolescents, generating some concerns and above all many questions. An almost immediate association raised with shock syndrome related to Kawasaki disease (KD). However, in light of bo/th experience and literature have taught us about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection, and what already known on the epidemiology of KD, we suggest here the hypothesis of a new ‘post-viral’ systemic inflammatory disease related to excessive adaptive immune response rather than a form of KD caused by SARS-COV-2. We discuss analogies and differences between the two forms.

scholarly journals Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Garazzino ◽  
Carlotta Montagnani ◽  
Daniele Donà ◽  
Antonella Meini ◽  
Enrico Felici ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Multicentre Study ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Italian Study ◽  
Gastrointestinal Manifestations ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Experimental Treatments

Data on features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children and adolescents are scarce. We report preliminary results of an Italian multicentre study comprising 168 laboratory-confirmed paediatric cases (median: 2.3 years, range: 1 day–17.7 years, 55.9% males), of which 67.9% were hospitalised and 19.6% had comorbidities. Fever was the most common symptom, gastrointestinal manifestations were frequent; two children required intensive care, five had seizures, 49 received experimental treatments and all recovered.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Management in the Pediatric Age: Consensus Document of the COVID-19 Working Group in Paediatrics of the Emilia-Romagna Region (RE-CO-Ped), Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3919
Author(s):  
Susanna Esposito ◽  
Federico Marchetti ◽  
Marcello Lanari ◽  
Fabio Caramelli ◽  
Alessandro De Fanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Expert Group ◽  
Pediatric Age ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Consensus Document ◽  
Emilia Romagna Region

Since December 2019, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread, becoming the first pandemic of the 21st century by number of deaths (over 2,000,000 worldwide). Many aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents remain unclear, and optimal treatment has not yet been defined. Therefore, our goal was to develop a consensus document, practically synthesizing the accumulated data and clinical experience of our expert group. Literature research was carried out using the keywords “COVID-19” or “SARS-CoV-2” and “children” or “pediatrics” and “prevention” or “diagnosis” or “MIS-C” or “treatment” in electronic databases (MEDLINE, PUBMED), existing guidelines and gray literature. The fact that the majority of the problems posed by SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric age do not need hospital care and that, therefore, infected children and adolescents can be managed at home highlights the need for a strengthening of territorial pediatric structures. The sharing of hospitalization and therapeutic management criteria for severe cases between professionals is essential to ensure a fair approach based on the best available knowledge. Moreover, the activity of social and health professionals must also include the description, management and limitation of psychophysical-relational damage resulting from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the health of children and adolescents, whether or not affected by COVID-19. Due to the characteristics of COVID-19 pathology in pediatric age, the importance of strengthening the network between hospital and territorial pediatrics, school, educational, social and family personnel both for strictly clinical management and for the reduction in discomfort, with priority in children of more frail families, represents a priority.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Considerations for Children and Adolescents with Diabetes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devi Dayal
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Metabolic Decompensation ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Morbid Conditions

Recent reports suggest that the clinical course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in previously healthy children is usually milder as compared to adults. However, children with co-morbid conditions such as diabetes are at increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as well as morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19. Experience in adults with diabetes shows that they are prone to faster metabolic decompensation, develop diabetes-related complications and have a poor prognosis when hospitalised with COVID-19. The data in children is limited. The aim of this mini-review is to discuss the possible risks to children and adolescents with diabetes during the current pandemic and the special considerations in management in those affected with COVID-19.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Children Diagnosed With SARS-CoV-2 in the Ambulatory Setting

2021 ◽  
pp. 000992282110643
Author(s):  
Nina Guo ◽  
Kimberly Crim ◽  
Sarah Foote ◽  
Bobby Batra ◽  
Catherine Parrish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Ambulatory Setting ◽  
Vaccination Programs ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study was to characterize the clinical presentation and outcomes of children and adolescents testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the ambulatory setting. We found that about 8% of children tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, with the large majority being symptomatic (80%). The average age of our population was 12.5 years, and females and males were affected equally. However, African American patients (62%) were substantially more likely to test positive compared with other races. Children in this study tended to have a mild course, mostly presenting with respiratory symptoms, and very few required hospitalization. As the epidemiology of the pandemic evolves, it will be important to monitor the effects that changing variants have on infected children and the impact that vaccination programs have on mitigating infection risk.

scholarly journals Isolated neurological symptoms in a teenager with COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pezad N Doctor ◽  
◽  
Sowkya Rangarajan ◽  
Jocelyn Ang ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Mental Status ◽  
Respiratory System ◽  
Altered Mental Status ◽  
Neurological Symptoms ◽  
Neurological Manifestations ◽  
Inflammatory Syndrome

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) predominantly affects the respiratory system. However, COVID-19 associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a state of hyper inflammatory shock affecting the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hematologic and central nervous system. Isolated neurological manifestations have rarely been reported, especially in children and adolescents. We describe a 17-year-old boy presenting with intermittent headaches, altered mental status and right sided weakness, was found to be positive for SARS-COV2 from nasopharyngeal sampling. His neurological symptoms lasted for three weeks and subsequently improved spontaneously. Keywords: SARS-CoV2; Encephalitis; Headaches.

Analyzing the Potential Benefit of Microcomputer Use for Teaching Figurative Language

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn A. Nippold ◽  
Ilsa E. Schwarz ◽  
Molly Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Figurative Language ◽  
Language Intervention ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Language Learning Disabilities ◽  
Promising Application ◽  
Experience Difficulty

Microcomputers offer the potential for increasing the effectiveness of language intervention for school-age children and adolescents who have language-learning disabilities. One promising application is in the treatment of students who experience difficulty comprehending figurative expressions, an aspect of language that occurs frequently in both spoken and written contexts. Although software is available to teach figurative language to children and adolescents, it is our feeling that improvements are needed in the existing programs. Software should be reviewed carefully before it is used with students, just as standardized tests and other clinical and educational materials are routinely scrutinized before use. In this article, four microcomputer programs are described and evaluated. Suggestions are then offered for the development of new types of software to teach figurative language.

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