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

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

Stefania Maria Bova  1 , Ludovica Serafini  2 , Ilaria Serati  2 , Laura Fiori  1 , Pierangelo Veggiotti  3
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Seizures may be an early sign of acute COVID-19, and the Omicron variant could present a more epileptogenic profile

Stefania Maria Bova et al. Acta Paediatr. 2022 Sep.
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Features of acute COVID‐19 patients with seizures in January 2022. Panel A Incidence of patients with acute COVID 19 with (seizures+) and without (seizures−) seizures Panel B Clinical findings in children with acute COVID‐19 and seizures in January 2022. (B1) Percentage of children under 1 year old, 1–5 years old and more than 5 years old. (B2) Percentage of children with (yes) or without (no) pre‐existing epileptic history. (B3) Seizure type: T, tonic; TC, tonic–clonic; (B4) number of seizures
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