9 year old with daily headaches, memory loss, and vision changes

Posted by jwright4981 @jwright4981, Apr 5, 2022

My 9 year old son is 3 months post COVID and has been having daily headaches, vision changes, and memory loss. It started with double vision Jan 26th and has progressed to daily headaches and memory loss. He’s been unable to attend school since Feb 9th. We’ve been to multiple doctors with no answers. Anyone else’s children experience anything similar post COVID?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 5, 2022

Welcome, @jwright4981. I've added your message to the Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 support group too (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/post-covid-recovery-covid-19/).

I'm so sorry to hear that your son is going through this. It must be so confusing for him and heart-wrenching for him. While this expert blog post was written with adults in mind, I think the tips from Dr. Van might be helpful for you and your son:
- Early Care Tips for COVID Longhaulers https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/post-covid-recovery/newsfeed-post/early-care-tips-for-covid-longhaulers/

Do you find that he has good moments and then crashes? Do you have access to a specialty Post Covid Care Clinic?