Characteristics of febrile seizures with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Omicron era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is ongoing, the Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been dominant recently. The Omicron variant causes more seizures in pediatric patients compared with previously circulated variants. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical features of febrile seizure (FS) in pediatric patients with COVID-19 during the Omicron era.

Methods

The medical records of pediatric patients (≤18 years of age) diagnosed with COVID-19, who presented with FS between February 2020 and June 2022, were reviewed retrospectively to analyze clinical characteristics of FS in seven university-affiliated hospitals of Korea.

Results

Of 664 pediatric patients with COVID-19

SUBMITTER: Kim JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10248934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature