ArticleJournal of child neurology2020
Care Delivery for Children With Epilepsy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Survey of Clinicians.
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- COVID-19, de novo seizures, and epilepsy: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Pooled it
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- Trends in epilepsy surgery in Italy before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study.Epilepsia · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Seizure Control in Pediatric Epilepsy: Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- The Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Adolescents with Chronic Illness.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- COVID-19 in Children with West Syndrome: An Ambispective Study.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Epilepsy Care in Indonesia.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2023Article
- Analysis of the efficacy and safety of inpatient and outpatient initiation of KD for the treatment of pediatric refractory epilepsy using generalized estimating equations.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on outpatient appointments in children and young people in England: an observational study.BMJ open · 2022Observational
- How did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Pediatric Neurologists?Pediatric neurology · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and neurologic manifestations: a synthesis from the child neurologist's corner.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2022Review
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on epilepsy care in Japan: A national-level multicenter retrospective cohort study.Epilepsia open · 2022Article
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- Practical guidance for telemedicine use in neuro-oncology.Neuro-oncology practice · 2022Review
- EEG as an indispensable tool during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of tribulations and successes.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
- Did the COVID-19 pandemic impact help-seeking behavior for seizure management? A Google Trends™ study.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2022Article
- Global survey on disruption and mitigation of neurological services during COVID-19: the perspective of global international neurological patients and scientific associations.Journal of neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on global access to care and practice patterns for children with epilepsy.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional, online survey of pediatric neurologists across the world affiliated with the International Child Neurology Association, the Chinese Child Neurology Society, the Child Neurology Society, and the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium. Results were analyzed in relation to regional burden of COVID-19 disease.
resultsFrom April 10 to 24, 2020, a sample of 212 respondents from 49 countries indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed many aspects of pediatric epilepsy care, with 91.5% reporting changes to outpatient care, 90.6% with reduced access to electroencephalography (EEG), 37.4% with altered management of infantile spasms, 92.3% with restrictions in ketogenic diet initiation, 93.4% with closed or severely limited epilepsy monitoring units, and 91.3% with canceled or limited epilepsy surgery. Telehealth use had increased, with 24.7% seeing patients exclusively via telehealth. Changes in practice were related both to COVID-19 burden and location.
conclusionsIn response to COVID-19, pediatric epilepsy programs have implemented crisis standards of care that include increased telemedicine, decreased EEG use, changes in treatments of infantile spasms, and cessation of epilepsy surgery. The long-term impact of these abrupt changes merit careful study.
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