The effect of quarantine due to Covid-19 pandemic on seizure frequency in 102 adult people with epilepsy from Apulia and Basilicata regions, Southern Italy

Highlights•Approximately 50% of PwE from Apulia and Basilicata (Southern Italy) presented seizure frequency changes during quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic. •Seizure frequency significantly increased in PwE responding to treatment with ≤ 1 seizure per year. •Seizure frequency significantly reduce...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2021-04, Vol.203, p.106592-106592, Article 106592
Main Authors: d’Orsi, Giuseppe, Mazzeo, Francesca, Ravidà, Domenico, Di Claudio, Maria Teresa, Sabetta, Annarita, Lalla, Alessandra, Sbrizzi, Stefania, Avolio, Carlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Affect
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety
Convulsions & seizures
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - transmission
COVID-19 infection
Data collection
Drug resistance
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - complications
Female
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Mood
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Pandemics
Perceptions
Persian Gulf War
Physical Distancing
Psychological Distress
Public health
Quarantine
Quarantine - psychology
Questionnaires
Retrospective Studies
Seizure frequency
Seizures
Seizures - epidemiology
Self Report
Sleep
Social interactions
Social isolation
Stress
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights•Approximately 50% of PwE from Apulia and Basilicata (Southern Italy) presented seizure frequency changes during quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic. •Seizure frequency significantly increased in PwE responding to treatment with ≤ 1 seizure per year. •Seizure frequency significantly reduced in PwE with drug-resistant epilepsy with 5-10 seizures per month. •Emotional distress, anxiety, and the relative reduction of triggers were the most important factors for changes in seizure frequency.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106592