COVID-19 and Epilepsy

COVID-19 & Epilepsy (Update) - February 2022

Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines, Boosters, and People with Epilepsy.

Dr. Fong Si Lei (Executive Committee Member of PEM, Neurologist, University of Malaya Medical Centre) talks about the COVID-19 vaccines, boosters, and other questions regarding people with epilepsy, seizures, and COVID-19 infections.

SeizeTheDay_DrFong.mp4


Soal Jawab Vaksin COVID-19 dan Epilepsi - Julai 2021

Soal Jawab bersama Dr. Sherrini Ahmad, Presiden Persatuan Epilepsi Malaysia.

Presiden Persatuan Epilepsi Malaysia, Dr. Sherrini Ahmad, menjawab soalan-soalan lazim yang sering diutarakan mengenai epilepsi dan vaksin COVID-19 di Malaysia.

Produced by: Persatuan Epilepsi Malaysia, Epilepsy UM


Epilepsy Expert Forum COVID-19 Vaccines Q&A - 18 March 2021

Question: Can we take the vaccine and are there any side effects?

*Question asked during the 1st Epilepsy Patient and Caregiver Symposium held in Conjunction with Malaysian Epilepsy Congress, on the 18th March 2021.

Listen to answers from Professor Raymond Azman Ali (Professor in Neurology UITM & Chairman of Epilepsy Council), Professor Lim Kheng Seang (Professor in Neurology, UM), and Dr. Sherrini Bazir Ahmad (Consultant Neurologist SJMC, President of Persatuan Epilepsi Malaysia).

Produced by: Secretariat of 1st Malaysian Epilepsy Congress


Epilepsy & COVID-19: What You Need To Know

May 2020

Professor Dr. Lim Kheng Seang (Honorary Advisor of PEM, Consultant Neurologist UM) talks about some concerns of epileptic patients during this COVID-19 season, such as can COVID-19 cause seizures, or can seizures get worse or more frequent if someone with epilepsy is infected with COVID-19?


(Multilingual Content - English, Bahasa, Mandarin)

Produced by: Epilepsy UM


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