Table 1 Characteristics of people with epilepsy reported by the CAAE board members during the survey
Variates | All | COVID-19 epidemic severity areas |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low-risk area | Moderate-risk area | High-risk area | P value | ||
Number of surveyed responders, n | 130 | 38 | 89 | 3 | Â |
Average number of patients with consultation reported per responder, median (range) | 155 (6, 1 400) | 115 (18, 1 400) | 179 (6, 1 210) | 200 (150, 766) | Â |
Telephone- or internet-based consultationa, n (%) | 81 (32.3) | 93 (38.8) | 67 (26.9) | 329 (88.4) | < 0.001 |
Patients with regular case reviewa, n (%) | 172 (68.6) | 159 (66.5) | 171 (68.2) | 349 (93.9) | < 0.001 |
Patients with increased episodes of seizuresb, n (%) | 26 (15.4) | 26 (16.3) | 25 (14.9) | 62 (17.7) | 0.006 |
Patients with status epilepticusb, n (%) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.0) | 3 (0.9) | 0.184 |
Patients with aggravation of psychological disordersb, n (%) | 32 (18.8) | 42 (26.2) | 26 (15.1) | 106 (30.2) | < 0.001 |
Patients who did not come for regular case review albeit they shouldc, n (%) | 460 (73.3) | 724 (82.0) | 345 (67.6) | 527 (60.2) | < 0.001 |
Patients who were unable to obtain ASMsa, n (%) | 88 (35.0) | 94 (39.4) | 78 (31.1) | 287 (77.2) | < 0.001 |