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ArticleEpileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape2021

Importance of access to epilepsy monitoring units during the COVID-19 pandemic: consensus statement of the International League Against Epilepsy and the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology.

Sándor Beniczky, Aatif Husain, Akio Ikeda, Haifa Alabri, J Helen Cross, Jo Wilmshurst, Margitta Seeck, Niels Focke, Patricia Braga, Samuel Wiebe and 2 more

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Sándor BeniczkyDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus and Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund, Denmark.
Aatif HusainDepartment of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA and Neurodiagnostic Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Akio IkedaDepartment of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Physiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Haifa AlabriNeurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultan Qaboos university, Sultanate of Oman.
J Helen CrossUCL NIHR BRC Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, member of ERN EpiCARE, and Young Epilepsy Lingfield, UK.
Jo WilmshurstDepartment of Paediatric Neurology, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Margitta SeeckEEG & Epilepsy Unit, University Hospital of Geneva, Medical Faculty of the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Niels FockeDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
Patricia BragaInstitute of Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
Samuel WiebeDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Canada.
Stephan SchueleDepartment of Neurology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Eugen TrinkaDepartment of Neurology, Christian Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University and Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg, Austria, Affiliated EpiCARE Partner; Neuroscience Institute, Christian Doppler University Hospital, Salzburg, Austria; Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT - University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Restructuring of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to lockdown of epilepsy monitoring units (EMUs) in many hospitals. The ad-hoc taskforce of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN) highlights the detrimental effect of postponing video-EEG monitoring of patients with epilepsy and other paroxysmal events. The taskforce calls for action for continued functioning of EMUs during emergency situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Long-term video-EEG monitoring is an essential diagnostic service. Access to video-EEG monitoring of the patients in the EMUs must be given high priority. Patients should be screened for COVID-19, before admission, according to the local regulations. Local policies for COVID-19 infection control should be adhered to during the video-EEG monitoring. In cases of differential diagnosis in which reduction of antiseizure medication is not required, home video-EEG monitoring should be considered as an alternative in selected patients.

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ConsensusCOVID-19ElectroencephalographyEpilepsyHealth Services AccessibilityNeurophysiological MonitoringOutpatient Clinics, HospitalHumansSocieties, MedicalCOVID-19 pandemicepilepsy monitoring units (EMUs)IFCNILAEvideo-EEG

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PMID34266813
PMCPMC8447159

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