Grape seed extract helps with pain. Others are still very ill twenty years later. No obvious sex preference in children under the age of 12. Fatigue is not a predominant factor in younger children. Symptoms tend to blend together in younger children.
Symptoms are less severe than with the adult.
The course of the illness is milder but more prolonged. Relatively few become symptom free in a few years. Persistence of the symptoms for at least six months. No other illness suggested by clinical or laboratory evaluation. They are discovering who they are, where they want to go, learning interpersonal skills, etc.