Simona Balestrini, Matthias J Koepp, Sonia Gandhi, Hannah M Rickman, Gee Yen Shin, Catherine F Houlihan, Jonny Anders-Cannon, Katri Silvennoinen, Fenglai Xiao, Sara Zagaglia, Kirsty Hudgell, Mariusz Ziomek, Paul Haimes, Adam Sampson, Annie Parker, J Helen Cross, Rosemarie Pardington, Eleni Nastouli, Charles Swanton, Josemir W Sander, Sanjay M Sisodiya
In this cohort study, we aim to compare outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in people with severe epilepsy and other co-morbidities living in long-term care facilities which all implemented early preventative measures, but different levels of surveillance. During 25-week observation period (16 March-6 September 2020), we included 404 residents (118 children), and 1643 caregivers. We compare strategies for infection prevention, control, and containment, and related outcomes, across four UK long-term care facilities...
February 2021: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B