Epilepsy and lockdown: A survey of patients normally attending a Spanish centre.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lockdown due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic became a challenge to maintain care for patients with epilepsy; we aimed to find out how the pandemic affected them.

Methods

We sent an online 22-item questionnaire to patients from our outpatient clinic, a reference centre in Spain for drug-resistant epilepsy, inquiring about the effects of lockdown, from March to May 2020.

Results

We sent the survey to 627 patients; 312 (58% women) sent a complete response and were included. Of all respondents, 57% took >2 antiseizure medications. One-third of respondents (29%) declared an associated cognitive or motor disability. A minority had confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 (1.92%). Seizure frequency remained like usual in 56% of patients, while 31.2% reported an increase. Le

SUBMITTER: Conde Blanco E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7646661 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature