Seizure- or Epilepsy-Related Emergency Department Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2019–2021
Sanjeeb Sapkota, Elise Caruso, Rosemarie Kobau, Lakshmi Radhakrishnan, Barbara C. Jobst, Jourdan DeVies, Niu Tian, R. Edward Hogan, Matthew M. Zack, Daniel M. Pastula
Abstract
Abbreviation: ED = emergency department. * The y-axis range differs for different age groups to account for different numbers of ED visits by these groups and to facilitate visualization of changes over time.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEmergency departmentEpilepsyComorbidityPediatricsPandemicYoung adultCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Emergency medicinePsychiatryInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Bacterial Infections and VaccinesInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis