The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Reproduced with permissionPost-COVID Rehabilitation Clinic services are run at National University Hospital and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Dr Lim Jeong Hoon, Senior Consultant, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, said these clinics had 190 patient visits in 2023, a drop from 250 in 2022. The outpatient Paediatric Infectious Diseases clinic under National University Hospital has seen 10 to 15 young patients with long COVID to date, according to Dr Chan Si Min, Head & Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital.
Ms Jessica Law, Senior Physiotherapist, Department of Rehabilitation, National University Hospital, explained how vestibular rehabilitation helps patients like 10-year-old Sophie, who suffered from headaches, double vision and issues with balance after getting long COVID. Dr Chan added that in Sophie's case, the dizziness and balance issues are likely neurological symptoms of long COVID.
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