TY - JOUR
T1 - Seizure- or Epilepsy-Related Emergency Department Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, 2019-2021
AU - Sapkota, Sanjeeb
AU - Caruso, Elise
AU - Kobau, Rosemarie
AU - Radhakrishnan, Lakshmi
AU - Jobst, Barbara
AU - DeVies, Jourdan
AU - Tian, Niu
AU - Hogan, R. Edward
AU - Zack, Matthew M.
AU - Pastula, Daniel M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/5/27
Y1 - 2022/5/27
N2 - In this study of trends in seizure-related ED visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, seizure-related ED visits during the initial COVID-19 waves declined among all age groups, especially among children aged 0-9 years. These findings are consistent with several other studies (6-8). In one analysis of U.S. ED visits during January 2019-May 2020, the number of weekly all-cause ED visits declined abruptly during March 29-April 25, 2020, along with a decline in ED visits among children aged 0-9 years attributable to common conditions, including influenza, otitis media, upper respiratory conditions, asthma, viral infection, respiratory symptoms, and fever (6). International studies have described a reduction in seizure-related ED visits among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, with one study reporting a notable decline in febrile seizure-related ED visits among children aged 0-6 years (7,8).
AB - In this study of trends in seizure-related ED visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, seizure-related ED visits during the initial COVID-19 waves declined among all age groups, especially among children aged 0-9 years. These findings are consistent with several other studies (6-8). In one analysis of U.S. ED visits during January 2019-May 2020, the number of weekly all-cause ED visits declined abruptly during March 29-April 25, 2020, along with a decline in ED visits among children aged 0-9 years attributable to common conditions, including influenza, otitis media, upper respiratory conditions, asthma, viral infection, respiratory symptoms, and fever (6). International studies have described a reduction in seizure-related ED visits among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, with one study reporting a notable decline in febrile seizure-related ED visits among children aged 0-6 years (7,8).
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U2 - 10.15585/mmwr.mm7121a2
DO - 10.15585/mmwr.mm7121a2
M3 - Article
C2 - 35617146
AN - SCOPUS:85130840178
SN - 0149-2195
VL - 71
SP - 703
EP - 708
JO - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
JF - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
IS - 21
ER -