Health consequences and daily life modifications in children and adolescents with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic - a systematic review: Running Title: Covid-19 Pandemic in Children/Adolescents with Epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health care and daily life of children and adolescents with epilepsy.

Methods

This systematic review followed the preferred reporting items guidelines and was registered on the PROSPERO platform (CRD42021255931). The PECO (Patient, Exposure, Comparison, Outcome) framework criteria were as follows: people with epilepsy (0-18 years old); exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic; and outcomes, including epilepsy type, time of clinical diagnosis, seizure exacerbation, treatment and medications, need for emergency because of seizures, sleep, behavior, comorbidities and/or concerns, social and/or economic impact, insurance status, electronic device use, telemedicine, and distance learning. Literature searches for cross-section

SUBMITTER: Dal-Pai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10140054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature