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. 2021 May 5;174:106650. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106650

Table 1.

Post-COVID-19: new onset seizures without underlying pathology and in previously diagnosed, controlled epilepsy with breakthrough seizures.

Patient Number Age (years)s) Constitutional symptoms and duration of it Type of seizures CT Chest PCR Laboratory data Comorbidity disorders
1 Mid 50 s Fever, fatigue, diarrhea and confusion. 3 days Generalized seizures (GTCC) Not available Positive Normal DM
2 late 40s Fever, fatigue, dyspnea, abdominal pain and confusion. 5 days Generalized seizures (GTCC) Bilateral ground-glass opacity. Negative Normal No
3 Mid 80s Fever, cough and DCL. 3 days Generalized seizures (myoclonus) Normal Positive Anemia, thrombocytopenia HTN, DM, Hepatic.
4 late 10s Fever, fatigue, cough, dyspnea and confusion 4 days Generalized seizures (GTCC) complicated by serial seizures Bilateral ground-glass opacity. Positive Raised liver enzymes, low PO2, anemia, leukocytosis, lymphopenia. Epilepsy
5 late 60s Fever, for 2 days Generalized seizures (GTCC) Bilateral ground-glass opacity. Positive Low PO2, anemia and lymphopenia. Epilepsy, HTN and DM.

PCR; polymerase reaction; GTCC; generalized tonic clonic seizures, HTN; hypertension, DM; diabetes Mellitus; DCL; disturbed level of consciousness; CT; computer tomography.