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Since the initial infection and up to the first visit, CYP had persisting symptoms for a median of 4.1 months, and for 18 (36%) CYP these symptoms persisted for more than 6 months. Fatigue (100%), neurocognitive disorders (74%), muscular weakness (74%), and headache (72%) were the most reported symptoms. A total of 9 (18%) CYP could not attend school, 17 (34%) had a reduced schedule, 33 (66%) showed a decreased school performance, and 68% had stopped extracurricular activities. This preliminary study shows the impact that long COVID has on the health, academic, and social life of CYP. Keywords: long COVID; children; neurocognitive disorders; fatigue; young people; adolescents; post-COVID-19 condition; post-acute COVID-19 syndrome Author: Alba Gonzalez-Aumatell, Maria Victoria Bovo, Clara Carreras-Abad, Sara Cuso-Perez, Èlia Domènech Marsal, Roser Coll-Fernández, Aroia Goicoechea Calvo, Maria Giralt-López, Antonia Enseñat Cantallops, Sara Moron-Lopez, Javier Martinez-Picado, Paula Sol Ventura, Carlos Rodrigo and Maria Méndez Hernández Creator: LaTeX with hyperref Producer: pdfTeX-1.40.21 CreationDate: Fri Nov 11 10:33:52 2022 CET ModDate: Fri Nov 11 10:37:16 2022 CET Tagged: no UserProperties: no Suspects: no Form: none JavaScript: no Pages: 13 Encrypted: no Page size: 595.276 x 841.89 pts (A4) Page rot: 0 File size: 1305330 bytes Optimized: no PDF version: 1.7 name type encoding emb sub uni object ID ------------------------------------ ----------------- ---------------- --- --- --- --------- YMRXPG+VnURWPalladioL-Bold Type 1 Custom yes yes no 10 0 LTRMPF+VnURWPalladioL Type 1 Custom yes yes no 15 0 OYPRCZ+URWPalladioL-Bold Type 1 Custom yes yes no 19 0 TZYETB+URWPalladioL-Roma Type 1 Custom yes yes no 24 0 WKRAWB+URWPalladioL-Ital Type 1 Custom yes yes no 28 0 YJPPHJ+TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT Type 1C WinAnsi yes yes no 46 0 IKKWKP+CMSY10 Type 1 Builtin yes yes no 77 0 URYLRZ+URWPalladioL-BoldItal Type 1 Custom yes yes no 84 0 BCDEEE+PalatinoLinotype-Bold TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 96 0 BCDFEE+PalatinoLinotype-Roman TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 100 0 BCDGEE+PalatinoLinotype-Italic TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 104 0 BCDIEE+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 108 0 BCDEEE+PalatinoLinotype-Bold TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 126 0 BCDFEE+PalatinoLinotype-Roman TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 130 0 BCDGEE+PalatinoLinotype-Italic TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 134 0 BCDKEE+Calibri TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 138 0 BCDLEE+Calibri-Bold TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 142 0 BCDEEE+PalatinoLinotype-Bold TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 150 0 BCDFEE+PalatinoLinotype-Roman TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 154 0 BCDGEE+PalatinoLinotype-Italic TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 158 0 BCDIEE+PalatinoLinotype-Roman CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 162 0 BCDJEE+PalatinoLinotype-BoldItalic TrueType WinAnsi yes yes no 169 0 BOLMEN+SFRM0900 Type 1 Custom yes yes no 187 0 CRUZTT+VnURWPalladioL-Italic Type 1 Custom yes yes no 195 0 Jhove (Rel. 1.22.1, 2019-04-17) Date: 2023-06-21 02:31:45 CEST RepresentationInformation: pmc_9689050.pdf ReportingModule: PDF-hul, Rel. 1.12.1 (2019-04-17) LastModified: 2022-12-01 02:19:30 CET Size: 1305330 Format: PDF Version: 1.7 Status: Well-Formed and valid SignatureMatches: PDF-hul MIMEtype: application/pdf PDFMetadata: Objects: 354 FreeObjects: 1 IncrementalUpdates: 0 DocumentCatalog: PageLayout: SinglePage PageMode: UseNone Outlines: Item: Title: Introduction Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@44c8afef Item: Title: Methods Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@7b69c6ba Children: Item: Title: Study Design Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@46daef40 Item: Title: Legal and Ethical Considerations Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@12f41634 Item: Title: Participants and Setting Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@13c27452 Item: Title: Study Procedures and Data Collection Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@262b2c86 Item: Title: Statistical Analysis Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@371a67ec Item: Title: Results Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@5ed828d Children: Item: Title: Characteristics of the Study Sample Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@50d0686 Item: Title: Clinical Characteristics Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@7a3d45bd Item: Title: Abnormal Findings on Tests Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@1e7c7811 Item: Title: Discussion Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@77ec78b9 Item: Title: References Destination: edu.harvard.hul.ois.jhove.module.pdf.PdfSimpleObject@1a3869f4 Info: Title: Social, Academic and Health Status Impact of Long COVID on Children and Young People: An Observational, Descriptive, and Longitudinal Cohort Study Author: Alba Gonzalez-Aumatell, Maria Victoria Bovo, Clara Carreras-Abad, Sara Cuso-Perez, Èlia Domènech Marsal, Roser Coll-Fernández, Aroia Goicoechea Calvo, Maria Giralt-López, Antonia Enseñat Cantallops, Sara Moron-Lopez, Javier Martinez-Picado, Paula Sol Ventura, Carlos Rodrigo and Maria Méndez Hernández Subject: There is a lack of evidence of the health impacts due to long COVID among children and young people (CYP). The objective of this study is to determine the main clinical characteristics of long COVID in CYP and to investigate the academic, social, and health status impacts of long COVID in this population. An observational, descriptive, and longitudinal study on CYP who presented COVID-19 symptoms for more than twelve weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed between December 2020 and May 2021. Fifty CYP were included, with a median age of 14.1 years, 33 (66%) were female, and 17 (34%) had a relative diagnosed with long COVID. Since the initial infection and up to the first visit, CYP had persisting symptoms for a median of 4.1 months, and for 18 (36%) CYP these symptoms persisted for more than 6 months. Fatigue (100%), neurocognitive disorders (74%), muscular weakness (74%), and headache (72%) were the most reported symptoms. A total of 9 (18%) CYP could not attend school, 17 (34%) had a reduced schedule, 33 (66%) showed a decreased school performance, and 68% had stopped extracurricular activities. This preliminary study shows the impact that long COVID has on the health, academic, and social life of CYP. 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