Coronavirus and epilepsy
COVID‑19 is generally not more dangerous for people with epilepsy. Key points: protection, regular medication, and staying in contact with medical professionals. Fever, stress, and lack of sleep may trigger seizures.
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Ukrainian
Three information flyers have now been translated into Ukrainian: “What are epileptic seizures and epilepsies?”, “First aid during epileptic seizures” and “Epilepsy in children”. The flyers are available on the website www.epi.ch and can be easily printed out on four pages of A4 pages each. Within Switzerland, the Epilepsy League also sends them by post on request, free of charge or for a small contribution towards expenses. In addition, the popular short film “First aid for an epileptic seizure” can now also be viewed with Ukrainian subtitles.