COVID-19 and The Conundrum About How to Return to School for Children with Epilepsy

G. Rathore
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The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) and was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Limited data suggests children are low risk and get less severe COVID‑19 infection. As the outbreak of COVID‑19 continues to spread, children with special health care needs may be at increased risk for complications. The forced school closure early in the year may have allowed for social distancing and protected children at risk from exposure to the virus. As the schools prepare to open in person schooling, the parents and caregivers of children with epilepsy are faced with unchartered and challenging decisions about how their child will return to school. When deciding between in‑person and virtual learning, limited data is available for parents and health care providers to make this decision for children with epilepsy. Presence of other comorbidities may also alter the decision and needs for school. A Parent is their child’s best advocate, who knows them and their needs the best. Some of the important considerations that can help make the best‑informed decision for this special population are discussed in this communication.
COVID-19和癫痫患儿如何重返学校的难题
2019年全球大流行冠状病毒病(COVID - 19)是由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS - CoV - 2)引起的,于2019年12月在中国武汉首次发现。有限的数据表明,儿童感染COVID - 19的风险较低,感染程度较轻。随着COVID - 19疫情的持续蔓延,有特殊卫生保健需求的儿童出现并发症的风险可能会增加。今年早些时候学校被迫停课,可能使社会保持距离,并保护有接触病毒风险的儿童。随着学校准备开放面对面教学,癫痫儿童的父母和照顾者面临着关于他们的孩子如何重返学校的未知和具有挑战性的决定。在决定是面对面学习还是虚拟学习时,家长和卫生保健提供者可获得的数据有限,无法为癫痫儿童做出这一决定。其他合并症的存在也可能改变上学的决定和需要。父母是孩子最好的支持者,最了解他们,最了解他们的需求。本文讨论了有助于为这一特殊人群做出最明智决定的一些重要考虑因素。
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