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W EBINAR EXTRA - I TALIAN AND S PANISH EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE CHANGE IN EPILEPSY CARE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 OUTBREAK AND EPILEPSY CARE The experience of a Neuroscience Institute that turns into a COVID Hospital 7 th April Francesca


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WEBINAR EXTRA - ITALIAN AND SPANISH EXPERIENCE

ABOUT THE CHANGE IN EPILEPSY CARE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

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COVID-19 OUTBREAK AND EPILEPSY

CARE The experience of a Neuroscience Institute that turns into a COVID Hospital

7th April Francesca Bisulli, MD, PhD IRCCS-ISNB, Bellaria Hospital University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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COVID-19 EMILIA ROMAGNA

Updated 6.4.2020 5pm

(2.108 deaths)

ITALY

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Your ERN logo here 891 49 84 61 53 39

MALE FEMALE

192 DEATHS: Sex Distribution

35 30 25 20 15 10 5

0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 AGE 65-74 75+

Incidence x 10.000

2.207 SARS-CoV-2 POSITIVE TESTING: Age Distribution

COVID-19 DATA OF BOLOGNA UPDATED 5° APRIL

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Noth-East, Italy 850.000 inhabitants

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AGE

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REORGANIZATION OF EPILEPSY CARE Main changes

  • Neurological Institute  COVID Hospital

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INPATIENT CLINIC

PreCovid vid (beds) ) Covid d outbreak ak Neurology (adults ults) 26 26 COVID 5 moved to another ward Neurology (chil ildre dren) ) 12 moved to another Hospital EMU 4 4 COVID Neurosur urgery 44 moved to another Hospital Operating ting rooms 8 10 COVID ICU ICU 16 16 COVID

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OUTPATIENT CLINIC N° total pts attending: 2,102 20% drug resistant cases 1.9% pts/year ER consultations  67% ER admitted (164)  30% Hospitalized 17.5% targeted epilepsy services

N° of EEG/polygraphic recordings: 2880/year

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2017-2018 INPATIENT CLINIC 2019 N° total epilepsy pts admited: 100 pre-surgical work-up: 48 epilepsy surgery: 19 VNS implants/battery replacement: 19 SE: 14

N° of VEM (video-EEG Monitoring): 28

Clinical neurophysiology

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0 185 COVID beds 145 standard care unit 14 subintensive care unit 26 ICU

COVID UNIT

Maxillofacial ward & other elective activities Cardiology

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REORGANIZATION OF EPILEPSY CARE AT OUR HOSPITAL

Main changes

  • Neurological Institute  COVID Hospital
  • Inpatient Clinic: minimised (only urgencies, SE*)
  • Limited healthcare resources (Epilepsy staff)
  • Epileptologists, ResidentsCOVID Staff
  • Redeployment of Technicians and Nurses
  • Personnel in quarantine (ill or positive testing)
  • Personnel in smartworking
  • Outpatient clinic: reorganized

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* not requiring ICU

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REORGANIZATION OF OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Top priorities

  • 1. Keeping patients safe
  • 2. Minimising risk for health workers
  • 3. Guarantee assistance for all pts

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Outpatient Clinic

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Government actions

8 Jan Screening measures for flights from China at Milan and Rome airports Temperature measurements, physicians in place 31 Jan First isolated cases in travelers from

  • China. Flights

from China suspended. State of emergency declared 20 Feb First

  • utbreak in

Codogno, Lombardy. Following days: cases in

  • ther

Northern Italy regions 21-22 Feb Quarantine for contacts, active surveillance and 14-days home stay for travelers from risk areas. Risk areas: entry and exit ban; closing of schools, public transports, manifestations, non-essential shops 25 Feb Extension of several measures to all Northern Italy. Smartworking promoted. 24 Feb Nurses make all pts sanitize their hands. Pt provided with surgical masks, contacts minimised, signal to public health dept ONLY if travel from China/contact with COVIDpt Physicians with flu-like symptoms invited to stay home/to wear a surgical mask and gloves. Shortage of surgical masks 1-11 Mar Lockdown Measures gradually extended to all the nation Movements

  • restricted. Massive

awareness raising campaign #iorestoacasa 21 Mar Movement ban except for documented essential reasons. Closing of all the «nonessential» industries and activities 10 Mar First & control visits suspended/postponed unless essential (triage) Nurse at the entrance of the clinic. Partners not allowed, unless not autonomous pt. If coming from risk zone or flu-like symptoms: physician notified, surgical mask provided 13 mar Plexiglass screen installed at nurse reception 23 Mar Telephone visits, even in smartworking

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REORGANIZATION OF OUTPATIENT CLINIC

First visits postponed indefinitely (few exceptions: transitions) Telehealth Control visits converted in telephone visits (supplied also in smartworking) Telephone line with an expert nurse active 8am-2.30pm All epileptologists available via e-mail Telephone visit with a psychologist available upon request Home-video encouraged Urgent visits/EEGs guaranteed as usual (subject to triage) Investigations minimized (MRI & EEG)

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24 April, 2020

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EEG

N° of EEG/polygraphic recordings: 2880/year and VEM: 28/year

  • Outpatients: suspended
  • Prolonged VEEG monitoring: suspended
  • Urgencies: outpatients and inpatients (both COVID+ or not)
  • No HP for all

COVID unit

  • Bedside, 2 technicians for 1 pt
  • Corporate dressing protocol (differences for ventilated or not pts)
  • Ad hoc registration protocol for material and methods (disposable

caps)

https://www.acns.org/practice/covid-19-resources

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COVID-19 AND EPILEPSY: LOCAL (HELPFUL) POLICIES

  • ePrescription
  • Driving license validity prolonged until 31 Aug 2020
  • Drugs requiring a special prescription regime: validity of

«therapeutic plans» prolonged for two further months

  • Subjects with psychic disability  partial dispensation from

movement restrictions

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COVID-19 AND EPILEPSY. LICE

WWW.LICE.IT/PDF/VADEMECUM_CORONAVIRUS.PDF

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https://epi-care.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-19-and- Epilepsy_ERN-EpiCARE_Recommendations_ENGLISH.pdf

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COVID-19 AND EPILEPSY. EPICARE

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COVID-19 AND EPILEPSY: 6 WEEKS EXPERIENCE

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  • COVID-19+: 3 out of 2,102 pts
  • Patients “silence”

↓ tendency toward calling the physicians for seizures or adverse effects of medications

  • Drugs shortage (not in our Region yet)
  • TDM patchy suspended: pregnant women?

seizure worsening?

  • 1 case of probable SUDEP
  • 1 case of possible newly onset seizures in

COVID-19+ pt

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CASE REPORT

47-year-old woman admitted for COVID-19, placed on O2 therapy but with fair respiratory status (P/F 300). 7 days after flu symptoms subacute-onset of fluctuating altered mental status without focal neurological deficits EON: suspected focal seizures with impairment of awareness Started on LEVresolution Interictal EEG: bilateral frontal sharp abnormalities MRI: unremarkable CSF: 7 WBC, normal protein and glucose levels, Oligoclonal

  • bands. Ongoing test for SARS-

CoV-2

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Newly onset epilepsy/seizures? Viral Encephalities? Autoimmune Encephalities?

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COVID-19 AND EPILEPSY. CRITICAL ISSUES

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  • Inadequate support risk for fragile pts
  • Seizure action plan
  • FAST track
  • Alternative sites to provide ICU-like care for SE
  • Telemedicine long period?
  • Management of behavior disorders psichological assistance
  • Newly onset seizures/epilepsy
  • Alternative plan for deferred pts (surgery, VNS battery

replacement)

  • Rational allocation of limited healthcare resources

the greatest good for the greatest number

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THANK YOU

EPILEPSY TEAM

  • PROF. TINUPER
  • DR. MOSTACCI

DR LICCHETTA

  • DR. MUCCIOLI

DR DI VITO

  • DR. PONDRELLI

DR FERRI

  • DR. ALVISI
  • DR. STIPA
  • DR. MENGHI
  • DR. VIGNATELLI

ALL THE RESIDENTS COVID STAFF DR GUERRA EPILEPSY NURSE GAMBERINI CONTACT NAME FRANCESCA BISULLI EMAIL: FRANCESCA.BISULLI@UNIBO.IT

BEFORE COVID-19 AFTER COVID-19