Risk of COVID-19 infection and seizure exacerbation among patients with epilepsy during the peak of Omicron wave.
Xiuxiu LengGengyao HuXuan WangYingchi ZhangYaomin GuoChanggeng SongFang YangWen JiangYuanyuan WangXiaomu WangPublished in: Epilepsia open (2024)
Patients with epilepsy (PWE) do not appear to be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than general population. Once infected with COVID-19, 16.4% of PWE had seizure exacerbation. The PWE who have experienced seizures within the past 12 months before infection tend to contract COVID-19 more often, and are more likely to experience seizure exacerbations following COVID-19 infection.