COVID-19 and epilepsy: How are people with epilepsy in Brazil?

CONCLUSION: During COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, PWE and caregivers reported increase in seizures in one-fourth of the patients and several difficulties, namely problems in accessing the healthcare system including ASM dispensation, telehealth, and fear of having a more severe COVID-19 because of epilepsy. There were also physical, psychological, and social concerns which affected quality-of-life-related aspects in this population. These facts may increase treatment gap in epilepsy in Brazil as well in other developing countries.PMID:34144461 | DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108115
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research