EEG findings in acutely ill patients investigated for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: A small case series preliminary report.

Aristea S Galanopoulou Victor Ferastraoaru Daniel José CorreaKoshi CherianSusan DubersteinJonathan M GurskyRajani HanumanthuChristine HungIsaac MolineroOlga KhodakivskaAlan D LegattPuja PatelJillian RosengardElayna RubensWilliam SugrueElissa G YozawitzMark F MehlerKaren Ballaban-GilSheryl R HautSolomon L MoshéAlexis Boro

Published in: Epilepsia open (2020)

This is the first preliminary report of EDs in the EEG of acutely ill COVID-19-positive patients with encephalopathy or suspected clinical seizures. EDs are relatively common in this cohort and typically appear as frontal sharp waves. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and evaluate the potential direct or indirect effects of COVID-19 on activating epileptic activity.

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