Epilepsy and the risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization and death: A population study.
Huw StraffordJoseph HollinghurstArron S LaceyAshley AkbariAlan WatkinsJan PatersonDaniel JenningsRonan A LyonsH Robert PowellMichael P KerrRichard F M ChinWilliam Owen PickrellPublished in: Epilepsia (2024)
PWE are at increased risk of being hospitalized with, and dying from, COVID-19 when compared to age-, sex-, and deprivation-matched controls, even when adjusting for comorbidities. This may have implications for prioritizing future COVID-19 treatments and vaccinations for PWE.