The Impact of COVID-19 on Epilepsy Care: A Survey of the American Epilepsy Society Membership.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the delivery of care to people with epilepsy (PWE) in multiple ways including limitations on in-person contact and restrictions on neurophysiological procedures. To better study the effect of the pandemic on PWE, members of the American Epilepsy Society were surveyed between April 30 and June 14, 2020. There were 366 initial responses (9% response rate) and 337 respondents remained for analysis after screening out noncompleters and those not directly involved with clinical care; the majority were physicians from the United States. About a third (30%) of respondents stated that they had patients with COVID-19 and reported no significant change in seizure frequency. Conversely, one-third of respondents reported new onset seizures in patients with COVID-19 w

SUBMITTER: Albert DVF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7502678 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature