Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology
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The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic has been an enormous global health burden, resulting in hundreds of millions of documented infections and more than 3 million deaths. Increasing reports characterizing the effects of COVID-19 in pediatric populations have been published during the course of the pandemic. We performed a systematic review to assess the scope of diagnosis, treatment, and management of COVID-19 in pediatric patients. ⋯ Pediatric COVID-19 infection is mild and frequently asymptomatic. There is a low risk of severe illness or death in children who contract COVID-19. High-quality studies should be conducted to develop best practices for prevention, diagnosis, and management of symptomatic illness.