Doctors in Missouri said a 3-year-old boy had a stroke after testing positive for Covid-19, which he described as a possible example of the neurological effects associated with the coronavirus epidemic.
NBC A toddler, Colt Paris, was recovering after surgery to address a brain tumor at Columbia University of Missouri’s Women and Children’s Hospital in Paris on Thursday, affiliate KSN-TV reported. Is. He is expected to have a full recovery, doctors told the outlet.
The hospital’s neurologist Dr Camilo Gomez said doctors were examining the link between Covid-19 and neurological problems.
“The diagnosis of covid is important because we think that the cause of covid patients (stroke) and many other problems, including children, is that they have a tendency to clot,” Goviz told the station.
Since the onset of the epidemic, researchers have looked at the possible link between coronaviruses and blood clots that affect a patient’s brain.
A study of 214 patients in Wuhan, China, earlier this year found that more than a third had neurological manifestations of the disease, including loss of consciousness and stroke. U.S. Doctors have also documented and studied blood clots and strokes in Covid-19 patients.
Colt tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies and lost the ability to move his right arm and leg hours later, his mother Sara Paris told KSN-TV. He said he noticed this difference when he caught the stuffed animal.
“I went to give him his boo hand and I saw that he doesn’t use his impressive hand to hold it,” he said. “He arrives to catch his rabbit, and then, I know something else isn’t right.”
The boy had a stroke that shut off the blood supply to the left side of his brain, said Dr. Paul Carney, a pediatric neurologist.
“There’s really no other case like this,” Carney told the station. “If this were someone in their 0’s or 60’s, their results would probably be very different.”
Colt’s parents told KSN-TV that they hoped his experience would raise awareness around Covid-19.
“Her masks and stuff, people need to wear them,” said her father, Tim Paris. “It’s important. If you don’t want your kids to go through this, people need to be more aware.”
