Neonatal Seizures

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Neonatal Seizures

• ? Incidence 1.6 3.5 per 1000 live births
• ? Major risk factors are prematurity, low-birth
  weight, HIE
• ? Association with increased morbidity and
  mortality
• ? May be symptomatic of treatable, serious
  condition (hypoglycemia, meningitis)
• ? Diagnosis observation with vs. without EEG

References Ronen, J Pediatr, 1999 Lanska,
Neurology, 1995 Saliba, Am J Epidemiol, 1999.