Seizures may be an early sign of acute COVID-19, and the Omicron variant could present a more epileptogenic profile

Acta Paediatr. 2022 Sep;111(9):1814-1815. doi: 10.1111/apa.16424. Epub 2022 Jun 9.

Authors

Stefania Maria Bova¹, Ludovica Serafini², Ilaria Serati², Laura Fiori¹, Pierangelo Veggiotti³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy.
² University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

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MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
COVID-19* / diagnosis
Electroencephalography
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Seizures / etiology

Supplementary concepts

SARS-CoV-2 variants