Meta-analysis of EEG findings in patients with COVID-19.
Epilepsy Behav
; 115: 107682, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-957493
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize and quantitatively evaluate the electroencephalogram (EEG) findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).METHODS:
The MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and ClinicalTrials.Gov databases were comprehensively assessed and searched for observational studies with EEG findings in patients with COVID-19. Pooled proportions of EEG findings with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were assessed using a random effects model. The quality of assessment for each study, heterogeneity between the studies, and publication bias were also evaluated.RESULTS:
In total, 12 studies with 308 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Abnormal background activity and generalized slowing in the pooled proportions were common findings among the patients with COVID-19 (96.1% [95% CI 89.4-99.9]; I2â¯=â¯60%; pâ¯<â¯0.01 and 92.3% [95% CI 81.2-99.3]; I2â¯=â¯74%; pâ¯<â¯0.01, respectively). The proportion of patients with epileptiform discharges (EDs) was 20.3% ([95% CI 9.85-32.9]; I2â¯=â¯78%; pâ¯<â¯0.01). The proportion of EDs varied between patients with a history of epilepsy or seizures (59.5% [95% CI 33.9-83.2]; I2â¯=â¯0%; pâ¯=â¯0.49) and patients without them (22.4% [95% CI 10.4-36.4]; I2â¯=â¯46%; pâ¯=â¯0.07). The findings of seizures and status epilepticus on EEG were observed in 2.05% ([95% CI 0.02-6.04]; I2â¯=â¯39%; pâ¯=â¯0.08) and 0.80% ([95% CI 0.00.-3.69]; I2â¯=â¯28%; pâ¯=â¯0.17) of the patients, respectively.CONCLUSION:
The proportion of abnormal background activity in patients with COVID-19 was high (96.1%). Epileptiform discharges were present in 20.3% of the cases and the proportion varied between people who had a history of epilepsy/seizure and those who did not. However, the proportion of seizures and status epilepticus on EEG was low (2.05% and 0. 80%, respectively).Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Electroencephalography
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Epilepsy
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Epilepsy Behav
Journal subject:
Behavioral Sciences
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Neurology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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