A few days before Christmas, a child suffered a stroke after being diagnosed positive for covid-19.
The 3-year-old Colt suffered a stroke after testing positive for coronavirus. His mother noticed that he could not speak or move his right arm and right leg. She immediately took him to the emergency room at the University of Missouri at Columbia, where he underwent surgery for a brain clot. For now, the little guy is recovering from his operation, without after-effects.
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A rare case
The case of little Colt is very rare. According to a European study published in the specialist journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, deaths in children occur in only 1% of cases. To arrive at this finding, the researchers looked at the 582 patients positive for covid-19. Four of them died, all over the age of 10 and two of them suffered from existing medical conditions.
As a reminder, as the French Society of Pediatrics (SFP) indicates, it is necessary to continue to apply the barrier gestures to limit the spread of the virus: wear a mask, wash your hands regularly or even use handkerchiefs. unique.