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COVID-19-Associated Seizures May be Common, Linked to Higher Risk of Death

Study examines the prevalence and risk factors for non-convulsive seizures among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 Boston – COVID-19 can have damaging effects on organs throughout the body, including the brain. A new study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) demonstrated that some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 experience non-convulsive seizures, which may put them at higher risk of dying. The findings are published in the Annals of Neurology. “We found that seizures can happen in patients with severe COVID-19 infections, even those without any prior neurologic history, and that they are associated with worse outcomes,” says co-author Mouhsin Shafi, MD, PhD, an investigator in the Department of Neurology at BIDMC, Medical Director of the BIDMC electroencephalogram

Link Between COVID-associated Seizures and Higher Death Risk Identified

Link Between COVID-associated Seizures and Higher Death Risk Identified by Colleen Fleiss on  April 1, 2021 at 8:21 AM Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who experience non-convulsive seizures are at an increased risk of dying, suggested a new study published in the Annals of Neurology. Most of these seizures are not obvious: Unlike seizures that make a person fall down and shake, or convulse, seizures in critically ill patients are usually nonconvulsive, said researcher M. Brandon Westover from the Massachusetts General Hospital. There is increasing evidence that non-convulsive seizures can damage the brain and make outcomes worse, similar to convulsions, Westover added. ‘Neurological complications may be an important contributor to the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19.

COVID-19 associated seizures may increase death risk in patients

Covid-19 associated seizures linked to higher risk of death, finds study