Spoilers: Leanne fears for Oliver in Corrie as he struggles to focus

Leanne Tilsley (Jane Danson) was delighted in Coronation Street when the doctors reduced Oliver’s sedation and the little lad woke up, but she began to worry once more, as she discovered that he was struggling to focus on things.

Leanne, Steve (Simon Gregson), Tracy (Kate Ford) and Nick (Ben Price) have come together over the past couple of weeks, as they are all concerned about Oliver’s seizures.

Dr Ward (Zitta Sattar) revealed in episodes broadcast last week that Oliver could have mitochondrial disease, and Leanne and Steve have attempted to find out as much about the diagnosis as possible.

With Oliver having been sedated while tests were carried out, tonight’s instalment saw Dr Ward reveal that she was planning on reducing the sedation.

Prior to that, Leanne had Nick rush home in an effort to locate Oliver’s favourite toy — the red car — and he did just that.

What is mitochondrial disease?

Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body (except red blood cells).

Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90% of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support organ function. When they fail, less and less energy is generated within the cell. Cell injury and even cell death follow. If this process is repeated throughout the body, whole organ systems begin to fail.

The parts of the body, such as the heart, brain, muscles and lungs, requiring the greatest amounts of energy are the most affected.

Symptoms vary depending on the organ(s) affected but may include seizures, atypical cerebral palsy, autistic features, developmental problems, fainting and temperature instability.

According to The Lily Foundation, the prognosis depends upon the severity of the disease and other criteria. As more research funds are raised to find more effective treatments and ultimately a cure, some of the affected children and adults are living fairly normal lives with mitochondrial disease.

In other cases, children may not be able to see, hear, talk or walk. Affected children may not survive beyond their teenage years. Adult onset can result in drastic changes from an active lifestyle to a debilitating ilness is a short amount of time.

Treatment plans vary from patient to patient but involve therapies, diet changes and other means to try and slow the progress of the disease.

You can find out more information from the NHS here.

The sedation was later reduced, and Leanne was concerned when Oliver never woke up immediately, but soon enough, he came round — much to the delight of she, Steve and Nick.

However, it soon became apparent that Oliver was having trouble focusing, and he didn’t seem all that interested in his favourite toy, and therefore Nick headed off to get the doctor.

Will Oliver be okay?

Coronation Street continues Monday 25 May at 7:30pm on ITV.

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