How do smoking, vaping, and nicotine affect people with epilepsy and seizures? A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epilepsy is a prevalent disease that requires personalized care to control seizures, reduce side effects, and ameliorate the burden of comorbidities. Smoking is a major cause of preventable death and disease. There is evidence that patients with epilepsy smoke at high rates and that smoking may increase seizure frequency. However, there is a lack systematically synthesized evidence on the interactions between epilepsy and seizures and smoking, tobacco use, vaping, and smoking cessation.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review protocol guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis and the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews will investigate what is known about the interactions between smoking and epilepsy. This review will include the popula

SUBMITTER: Narrett JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328254 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature