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ReviewCurrent pediatrics reports2022

Long-Term COVID 19 Sequelae in Adolescents: the Overlap with Orthostatic Intolerance and ME/CFS.

Amanda K Morrow, Laura A Malone, Christina Kokorelis, Lindsay S Petracek, Ella F Eastin, Katie L Lobner, Luise Neuendorff, Peter C Rowe

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Review in Current pediatrics reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Chronic autonomic symptom burden in long-COVID: a follow-up cohort study.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2025
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  12. Cognitive disengagement syndrome in pediatric patients with long COVID: associations with mood, anxiety, and functional impairment.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2024
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  18. Navigating paediatric virology through the COVID‑19 era (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2023
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  20. Considerations in Children and Adolescents Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Amanda K MorrowKennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD USA.
Laura A MaloneKennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD USA.
Christina KokorelisKennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD USA.
Lindsay S PetracekDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N Wolfe St, Room 2077, Baltimore, MD USA.
Ella F EastinDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N Wolfe St, Room 2077, Baltimore, MD USA.
Katie L LobnerWelch Medical Library, Baltimore, USA.
Luise NeuendorffDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Peter C RoweDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N Wolfe St, Room 2077, Baltimore, MD USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of Review: To discuss emerging understandings of adolescent long COVID or post-COVID-19 conditions, including proposed clinical definitions, common symptoms, epidemiology, overlaps with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and orthostatic intolerance, and preliminary guidance on management. Recent Findings: The recent World Health Organization clinical case definition of post-COVID-19 condition requires a history of probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, with symptoms starting within 3 months of the onset of COVID-19. Symptoms must last for at least 2 months and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis. Common symptoms of the post-COVID-19 condition include, but are not limited to, fatigue, shortness of breath, and cognitive dysfunction. These symptoms generally have an impact on everyday functioning. The incidence of prolonged symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection has proven challenging to define, but it is now clear that those with relatively mild initial infections, without severe initial respiratory disease or end-organ injury, can still develop chronic impairments, with symptoms that overlap with conditions like ME/CFS (profound fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, post-exertional malaise, cognitive dysfunction, and orthostatic intolerance). Summary: We do not yet have a clear understanding of the mechanisms by which individuals develop post-COVID-19 conditions. There may be several distinct types of long COVID that require different treatments. At this point, there is no single pharmacologic agent to effectively treat all symptoms. Because some presentations of post-COVID-19 conditions mimic disorders such as ME/CFS, treatment guidelines for this and related conditions can be helpful for managing post-COVID-19 symptoms. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40124-022-00261-4.

Indexed as

AdolescentChronic fatigue syndromeLong COVIDMyalgic encephalomyelitisOrthostatic intolerancePost-COVID-19 condition

Identifiers

PMID35287333
PMCPMC8906524

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