Seizures and Vaping-A Report of Two Cases

Mil Med. 2021 Jul 17:usab270. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usab270. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this qualitative study is to describe the clinical course of two patients who presented with new-onset seizures within hours of vaping and to survey neurologists' screening for vaping in such patients. A 30-subject single-institution survey found that 19 out of 30 neurology providers have not been subjectively qualifying vaping as a potential seizure-provoking factor since the 2019 emergence of literature on this topic. Inquiring about vaping during a new-onset seizure assessment could lead to earlier recognition of a seizure-provoking factor. Further investigations into the epileptogenicity of vaping are needed and the utility of AntiEpileptic Drug (AED) initiation for these patients is currently unknown.PMID:34272954 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usab270
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