‘No other case like this’

‘No other case like this’

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A 3-year-old boy from Missouri was partially paralyzed after suffering a stroke after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.



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According to a report by KSN-TV, an affiliate of NBC, Colt Parris was taken to the University of Missouri Children’s and Children’s Hospital last week after stopping eating and drinking. After a new inspection, a COVID test was administered – producing a positive result – before the boy’s mother, Sara Parris, realized that there was something different about her son.



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“There was a lack of blood supply to the left brain,” said pediatric neurologist Dr. Paul Carney

“I realized that on Wednesday his speech was a little strange, but honestly I thought he was in a lot of pain and very tired,” said Sara. “So, I went to hand him his Boo and realized that he didn’t use his dominant arm to grab him. He reached out to grab his rabbit and, again, I knew something else was not right.”

After doing a series of tests, doctors told Sara and her husband Tim Parris that their son had a brain block.

“The result came and I looked at it and it was a clear stroke,” said MU Health Care pediatric neurologist Dr. Paul Carney, who diagnosed the child. “So there was a lack of blood supply to the left brain.”

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Carney, who said he has been practicing medicine for 20 years, noted that he had never seen anything like Colt’s case.

“What was different here was a child and as I mentioned, there really is no other case like this,” he told the outlet. “If it were anyone over 40 or 60, it would probably have a very different result.”

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Colt needed surgery to remove the clot – which MU Healthcare neurologist Dr. Camilo Gomez did with a treatment called a thrombectomy – and the doctor said his medical colleagues were exploring a link between COVID-19 and possible neurological problems. .

“The COVID diagnosis is important because we think about why [patients] with COVID, even in children, they have strokes and a variety of other problems are prone to form clots, “Gomez told the outlet.

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Colt’s parents are hopeful that by sharing their story, they can alert others to the possible effects of COVID.

“Masks and stuff, people need to wear them,” said Tim. “It’s important. If you don’t want your kids to go through this, people need to be more attentive.”

Carney echoed the feeling. “When children take, they take COVID, it looks like they have more systemic or systemic problems involving the heart, in particular, that can last a lifetime,” he said. “It can hurt the heart.”

Colt’s mother and father also added that they are grateful to the hospital staff members who saved their son’s life. “This team is the most amazing and phenomenal people,” said Sara.

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