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Covid likely led to a rare disorder that left 8-year-old girl paralyzed - NBC News

Covid likely led to a rare disorder that left 8-year-old girl paralyzed - NBC News

Sep 16, 2021 43 secs

Lani Bauer’s 8-year-old daughter, Avella, was diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), a condition that developed after she tested positive for Covid-19.

After running several tests, she was diagnosed with ADEM and tested positive for Covid.

Michael Pitt, Avella’s pediatrician at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, said the immune system disorder is often triggered by viral infections.

In Avella’s case, Covid-19 was the only virus she tested positive for, Pitt said.

Since arriving at the hospital, Avella has been unable to see because of the brain damage caused by ADEM.

Pitt said that while complications such as ADEM are on his radar as a physician, he said most families are not familiar with it.

Last year, Pitt said, children were the ones making the sacrifices during the pandemic, and it's now time for adults to step up.

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