Title

Epilepsy risk among survivors of intensive care unit hospitalization for sepsis

Authors

Tresah C. Antaya, Western UniversityFollow
Britney N. Allen, ICES WesternFollow
Lucie Richard, ICES WesternFollow
Salimah Z. Shariff, ICES WesternFollow
Gustavo Saposnik, ICES WesternFollow
Jorge Burneo, Western UniversityFollow

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Description

Research Summary: Key Findings

• 407 (0.28%) patients developed epilepsy within 2 years of their ICU discharge, 103 (25.3%) of whom were exposed to sepsis.
• Sepsis survivors were significantly more likely to develop epilepsy, relative to non-septic ICU survivors.
• Among sepsis survivors, epilepsy risk increased with age and was higher among those with chronic kidney disease.

Publication Date

2020

Keywords

epilepsy, ICU survivors, sepsis, seizures, ICU, chronic kidney disease

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Epidemiology | Health Services Research | Nervous System Diseases | Neurology | Neurosciences

Recommended Citation

Antaya, Tresah C.; Allen, Britney N.; Richard, Lucie; Shariff, Salimah Z.; Saposnik, Gustavo; and Burneo, Jorge, "Epilepsy risk among survivors of intensive care unit hospitalization for sepsis" (2020). Neuroepidemiology Research Unit Project Summaries. 2.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/neuruprojectsummaries/2