“…12 In many studies, rate of increase in seizure frequency has been reported between 5-30% during the pandemic, and this increase in seizures is caused by psychosocial problems, fear, anxiety, depression, and sleep problems as a result of the pandemic rather than the direct effect of COVID-19 4,9,11,13,15,26-28. From this point of view, it can be said that the pandemic affects psychosocial health rather than physical health in PWE and indirectly causes an increase in seizure frequency. 13 In addition, it was reported that patients who reported an increase in seizure frequency during the pandemic also had frequent seizures before the pandemic, and patients in this group were more affected by the pandemic psychosocially. 9,26,[29][30] Similarly, in our study, the seizure frequency before and after the pandemic was at close values, seizure-free periods of the patients were preserved, and there was a relative increase in those who had frequent seizures previously.…”