EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FEBRILE SEIZURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CANADIAN IMMUNIZATION MONITORING PROGRAM-ACTIVE (IMPACT) STUDY. Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • Active surveillance for febrile seizures was conducted at 12 Canadian pediatric centers (August 2021-December 2022). Of 3367 cases, 649 (19%) were hospitalized, 156/3367 (5%) had laboratory-confirmed acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, 363 (11%) had non-SARS-CoV-2 infection and 107 (3%) occurred as adverse events following immunization (vaccinated within 15 days before presentation). Febrile seizures were more frequently associated with infection than vaccination.

authors

  • Pernica, Jeffrey
  • Top, Karina A
  • Shulha, Hennady P
  • Hassan, Fahima
  • SauvĂ©, Laura
  • Jadavji, Taj
  • Purewal, Rupeena
  • Constantinescu, Cora
  • Sadarangani, Manish
  • Halperin, Scott A
  • Morris, Shaun K
  • Bettinger, Julie A
  • IMPACT investigators

publication date

  • February 18, 2025