Symptomatic seizures in preterm newborns: a review on clinical features and prognosis

Symptomatic seizures in preterm newborns: a review on clinical features and prognosis

Abstract Neonatal seizures are the most common neurological event in newborns, showing higher prevalence in preterm than in full-term infants. In the majority of cases they represent acute symptomatic phenomena, the main etiologies being intraventricular haemorrhage, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy,...

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Main Authors: Carlotta Spagnoli, Raffaele Falsaperla, Michela Deolmi, Giovanni Corsello, Francesco Pisani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Seizures
Newborn
Outcome
Prognosis
Treatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-018-0573-y

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