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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior : E&B2022

COVID-19 pandemic influence on epilepsy course in pediatric patients.

Karolina Anuszkiewicz, Piotr Stogowski, Marta Zawadzka, Przemysław Waszak, Ewa Sokolewicz, Natalia Aleksandra Dułak, Kamil Dzwilewski, Karolina Jażdżewska, Kamila Karbowiak, Daria Karlińska and 13 more

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Article in Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. COVID-19 Pandemic: 1-Year Follow-Up in Children and Adolescents with Neuropsychiatric Disorders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karolina AnuszkiewiczDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland. Electronic address: karolina.anuszkiewicz@gumed.edu.pl.
Piotr StogowskiDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Marta ZawadzkaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Przemysław WaszakDepartment of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Developmental Psychiatry, Psychotic and Geriatric Disorders, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Ewa SokolewiczDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Natalia Aleksandra DułakDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Kamil DzwilewskiDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Karolina JażdżewskaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Kamila KarbowiakDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Daria KarlińskaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Anna MarczakDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Anna NiebrzydowskaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Bartosz NiebrzydowskiDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Ewa PasierbskaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Agnieszka SadowskaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Małgorzata SzczęsnaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Piotr Stanisław SzczęsnyDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Anna SzerszenowiczDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Kamil SztramskiDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Jakub RadziwonDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Magdalena TkaczukDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Kinga ZiołkowskaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Maria Mazurkiewicz-BełdzińskaDepartment of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 7 Street, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland.
Gdańsk Medical University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn 2020, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a global pandemic. Self-reported stress, anxiety, and insomnia, which are believed to be common triggers for epilepsy, are more likely to occur. We aimed to establish the influence of COVID-19 pandemic itself on changes in the daily life routine related to pandemic on epilepsy course in pediatric patients. The unique form of clinical care which is telemedicine was also taken into consideration. We wanted to evaluate patients' satisfaction with telemedicine and if changing stationary visits into telemedicine influenced epilepsy course in our patients.

methodsPatients, who attended developmental neurology outpatient clinic in the period March-December 2020 were collected. As patients were minors, legal guardians were asked to fill out the questionnaire. Patients were divided according to the outcome into three groups: those with a worsened, stable, or improved course of epilepsy during the pandemic. Appropriate statistical tests for two-group and multi-group comparisons have been implemented. Post hoc p values were also calculated.

resultsFour hundred and two questionnaires were collected. Most of the patients had a stable course of epilepsy during the pandemic; in 13% of participants an improvement has been observed, worsening of the disease was seen in 16% of patients. Age, sex, type of epilepsy, number of seizure incidents before pandemic, and duration of the disease had no statistically significant connection with changes in the course of the disease. Behavioral changes and altered sleep patterns were found to be more common in the worsened group. Fifty-eight percent of patients were satisfied with telemedicine. Poorer satisfaction was connected with less frequent visits, cancellation of scheduled appointments, and lack of help in case of need in an emergency situation.

conclusionEpilepsy course in pediatric patients seems to be stable during COVID-19 pandemic. Sleep disturbances and changes in a child's behavior may be related to increase in seizure frequency. Telemedicine is an effective tool for supervising children with epilepsy. Patients should be informed about possible ways of getting help in urgent cases.

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COVID-19EpilepsyTelemedicineChildHumansPandemicsSeizuresChangeChildrenCOVID-19EpilepsySatisfactionTelemedicine

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