Provoked seizures and status epilepticus in a pediatric population with COVID-19 disease.
Epilepsia
; 63(8): e86-e91, 2022 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1832048
ABSTRACT
We are reporting 16 pediatric patients (ages 0-18-years-old) who presented to our urban hospital emergency room with seizures and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the surge of the Omicron variant. There was an increased number of pediatric patients with seizures and COVID-19 during this period as compared to prior COVID-19 surges. The 16 patients ranged in age from 3 months to 12 years of age. Five of the 16 patients (31%) had a prior history of epilepsy. Eight patients (50%) presented in status epilepticus, and in six patients (38%) the seizures appeared to have focal features. Fourteen patients (88%) presented with a complex provoked seizure defined as exhibiting either focality, seizure >5 min in length, or more than one seizure in 24 h. We suggest that in the pediatric population, when compared to prior variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the Omicron variant is more likely to be associated with neurologic symptoms, including complex provoked seizures.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Status Epilepticus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Variants
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Epilepsia
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Epi.17293
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