Stiftelsen Barnforskningen vid Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus

Together with researchers at Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital, the Children's Research Foundation is conducting a research project on children and young people with a long-term co-education. Long-term covid is a condition in which symptoms such as nausea, headache and sore throat persist for months after a covid diagnosis. Olof Hertting, PhD and chief physician at Astrid Lindgren's Hospital and Petter Brodin, PhD and associate professor at Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital lead the research project and look at how common it is for children and adolescents who suffer from long-term covid to have persistent symptoms, if similar symptoms from heart and lungs alike those seen in adults, how cognitive ability is affected, how other chronic diseases are affected and whether a structured follow-up and care can lead to faster recovery. Regarding children and adolescents, there are hardly any scientific reports on the subject and it is of the utmost importance to be able to study children and adolescents with long-term effects of Covid-19 from a physical, mental and social point of view. The symptoms differ from child to child, but the common denominator is that they show enormous fatigue. They can no longer go to their activities or barely go to school and many stay at home. Several also show symptoms such as headaches, nausea, various body aches and depression. Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital has a unique proximity between clinical research and patient care, which makes it possible to quickly translate the research where it is most needed. Use this field to start writing your story. You can then add more text, image and / or video elements to complete your story. Use this field to start writing your story. You can then add more text, pictures and / or video modules to complement your story.