Pandemic Effect on Healthcare Use and Death in Adults with Epilepsy: A Population Study.
Maria Espinoza VargasAndrea S GershonMichael PuglieseRyan Jason GotfritDouglas ManuelMohsen SadatsafaviTherese A StukelTeresa ToClaire E KendallKednapa ThavornRebecca RobillardTetyana KendzerskaPublished in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2023)
We described the impact of the pandemic on healthcare utilization and mortality in adults with epilepsy during the first year. We demonstrated that access to relevant diagnostic testing is likely important for this population while planning restrictions on non-urgent health services.