COVID-19 vaccinations for patients with epilepsy in Guizhou Province, China: A cross-sectional study.
Heliyon
; 10(7): e29354, 2024 Apr 15.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-38623193
ABSTRACT
Several COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for emergency use according to China's immunization programs. These vaccines has created hope for patients with epilepsy, because the vaccines can help to reduce their risk of becoming infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The aim of this study was to investigate the COVID-19 vaccine safety in patients with epilepsy. Here, we assessed the time of symptom control and the features of adverse events of seizure patients following their COVID-19 vaccinations. The results showed that adverse events of COVID-19 vaccinations for epilepsy patients included local pain at the injection site, dizziness and headache, epileptic attack, somnolence, limb weakness, limb pain, allergy, and fever. In addition, the average recovery time of the adverse events was approximately 42 h. More importantly, our study showed that it was relatively safe to vaccinate epilepsy patients who did not experience seizures for approximately 12 months prior to the immunization date.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Heliyon
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China