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16.06.2022 | COVID-19 | Original Article

COVID-19 in Children with West Syndrome: An Ambispective Study

verfasst von: Priyanka Madaan, Lokesh Saini, Pooja Dhir, Sahil Vikas, Chandana Bhagwat, Mallika Goel, Akshita Soni, Jitendra Kumar Sahu

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 8/2023

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Abstract

Objectives

To study the course of West syndrome (WS) and coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) in children with WS who contracted SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods

This ambispective study was conducted at a tertiary-care center in North India between December 2020 and August 2021 after approval from the Institute Ethics Committee. Five children with WS, positive for COVID-19 based on RT-PCR, fulfilled the inclusion criteria.

Results

One child with COVID-19 during the first wave was retrospectively included while four children (of the 70 children screened) were prospectively enrolled. The median age at onset of epileptic spasms was 7 mo (2 boys), and that at presentation with COVID-19 was 18.5 mo. Three had underlying acquired structural etiology. Three were in remission following standard therapy, while two had ongoing spasms at the time of COVID-19 illness. During the illness, two of those in remission continued to be in remission while one child had a relapse. The children with ongoing epileptic spasms had variable course [one had persistent spasms and other had transient cessation lasting 3 wk from day 2 of COVID-19 illness, but electroencephalography (on day 8 of COVID-19 illness) continued to show hypsarrhythmia]. Fever was the most typical symptom (and sometimes the only symptom) of COVID-19, with a duration ranging from 1–8 d. Two children had moderate COVID-19 illness requiring hospitalization, while the rest had a mild illness. All the affected children had complete recovery from COVID-19.

Conclusion

The severity of COVID-19 illness in children with WS is often mild, while the subsequent course of WS is variable.
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Metadaten
Titel
COVID-19 in Children with West Syndrome: An Ambispective Study
verfasst von
Priyanka Madaan
Lokesh Saini
Pooja Dhir
Sahil Vikas
Chandana Bhagwat
Mallika Goel
Akshita Soni
Jitendra Kumar Sahu
Publikationsdatum
16.06.2022
Verlag
Springer India
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 8/2023
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-022-04201-4

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