New onset acute symptomatic seizure and risk factors in coronavirus disease 2019: A retrospective multicenter study.
Epilepsia
; 61(6): e49-e53, 2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-637375
ABSTRACT
Our aim was to clarify the incidence and risk of acute symptomatic seizures in people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This multicenter retrospective study enrolled people with COVID-19 from January 18 to February 18, 2020 at 42 government-designated hospitals in Hubei province, the epicenter of the epidemic in China; Sichuan province; and Chongqing municipality. Data were collected from medical records by 11 neurologists using a standard case report form. A total of 304 people were enrolled, of whom 108 had a severe condition. None in this cohort had a known history of epilepsy. Neither acute symptomatic seizures nor status epilepticus was observed. Two people had seizurelike symptoms during hospitalization due to acute stress reaction and hypocalcemia, and 84 (27%) had brain insults or metabolic imbalances during the disease course known to increase the risk of seizures. There was no evidence suggesting an additional risk of acute symptomatic seizures in people with COVID-19. Neither the virus nor potential risk factors for seizures seem to be significant risks for the occurrence of acute symptomatic seizures in COVID-19.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Seizures
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Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
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Coronavirus Infections
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Hypoxia
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Epilepsia
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Epi.16524
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