XIANG Qi 1,2 , LIU Xuewu 1,2
  • 1. Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial, Jinan 250021, China;
  • 2. Institute of Epilepsy, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China;
LIU Xuewu, Email: snlxw1966@163.com
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At present, there are few studies on patients with epilepsy (PWE) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the results of many studies are inconsistent. SARS-CoV-2 may cause new seizures through a variety of mechanisms, and the susceptibility and mortality of PWE to SARS-CoV-2 remains controversial. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, anxiety, depression and other psychological problems were common among epileptic patients. Clinicians providing telemedicine, telephone chat and video call can effectively reduce the risk of psychological disorders in PWE patients. At the same time, there are many interactions between antiepileptic drugs and various antiviral drugs, which should be carefully considered when using. Considering that the research results are few and many studies contradict each other, PWE and SARS-CoV-2 deserve further exploration in future studies.

Citation: XIANG Qi, LIU Xuewu. Research progress on the influence and mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 infection on seizure. Journal of Epilepsy, 2024, 10(1): 57-60. doi: 10.7507/2096-0247.202311002 Copy

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