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Seizure
. 2021 Jan 23;86:16-18.
doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.01.009. Online ahead of print.
Seizure is a rare presenting manifestation of COVID-19
Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ghasem Janbabaei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Leila Kheyrati[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Leila Hoseini Ghavamabad[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ali A Asadi-Pooya[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of the current study was to investigate whether seizure is among the presenting manifestations of COVID-19.
Methods: All patients referred to emergency rooms anywhere in Iran between 12 and 25 April 2020 and who were sufficiently ill to require hospital admission with COVID-19, confirmed by a positive COVID-19 test, were studied. Data on the presenting manifestations were collected.
Results: Of 5872 people, who were admitted to hospitals in Iran with COVID-19 during the study period, 45 came to the emergency room with seizures. This makes seizure as the presenting manifestation of COVID-19 in 0.8 % of all patients with a severe illness. 93 % of the patients were 15 years of age and older. Four of the individuals presenting with seizures (9%) had a past history of epilepsy. Fifteen of these individuals (33 %) had other chronic medical conditions (e.g., cancer, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, etc.).
Conclusion: This case series provides evidence that seizures are among the presenting manifestations of COVID-19 in 0.8 % of the patients who are admitted to hospital due to a severe illness.
Keywords: COVID; Coronavirus; Epilepsy; Pandemic; Seizure.
. 2021 Jan 23;86:16-18.
doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.01.009. Online ahead of print.
Seizure is a rare presenting manifestation of COVID-19
Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ghasem Janbabaei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Leila Kheyrati[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Leila Hoseini Ghavamabad[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ali A Asadi-Pooya[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33515905
- DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.01.009
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the current study was to investigate whether seizure is among the presenting manifestations of COVID-19.
Methods: All patients referred to emergency rooms anywhere in Iran between 12 and 25 April 2020 and who were sufficiently ill to require hospital admission with COVID-19, confirmed by a positive COVID-19 test, were studied. Data on the presenting manifestations were collected.
Results: Of 5872 people, who were admitted to hospitals in Iran with COVID-19 during the study period, 45 came to the emergency room with seizures. This makes seizure as the presenting manifestation of COVID-19 in 0.8 % of all patients with a severe illness. 93 % of the patients were 15 years of age and older. Four of the individuals presenting with seizures (9%) had a past history of epilepsy. Fifteen of these individuals (33 %) had other chronic medical conditions (e.g., cancer, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, etc.).
Conclusion: This case series provides evidence that seizures are among the presenting manifestations of COVID-19 in 0.8 % of the patients who are admitted to hospital due to a severe illness.
Keywords: COVID; Coronavirus; Epilepsy; Pandemic; Seizure.