COVID-19 response in a long-term care facility for people with epilepsy.
Luisa DelazerNoah PresslerSimona BalestriniFenglai XiaoLisa M ClaytonJonny Anders-CannonRebecca SalvatierraIan HenrySanjay M SisodiyaJosemir W SanderMatthias J KoeppPublished in: Epilepsia open (2024)
People with epilepsy living in care home facilities had a surprisingly high degree of asymptomatic infections with SARS-CoV-2. Very few residents had severe or fatal outcomes. This is in stark contrast to the widely reported bad outcomes for people without epilepsy in other care homes. People with epilepsy reported significantly less symptoms than their healthcare workers. No changes in seizure frequency during or after infection were observed.