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L Musoni1, H Ezzouine1,2, O Etouki1
1Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco.
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on chronic diseases, including epilepsy. The imbalance of antiepileptic drugs in case of intercurrent infection with COVID-19 leads to worsening seizures. A 71-year-old man, followed for post-traumatic epilepsy for 30 years, was stabilized with phenobarbital and topiramate. He presented generalized tonic-clonic epileptic seizures without meningitis. He improved well on midazolam combined with the usual treatment before the diagnosis and worsening of the covid-19. The severity of the lung damage led to hypoxia, recurrence of seizures, and poor prognosis. The association between covid-19 and epilepsy remains pejorative despite management. An epileptic seizure should always be considered as a possible manifestation of COVID-19. The article aimed to establish the relationship between covid-19 and the risk of worsening seizures and to demonstrate the severity of the association between covid-19 and epilepsy in elderly patients.
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