Management of refractory neonatal seizures
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Management of neonatal seizures.
Seizures in the newborn period constitute a medical emergency. Subtle seizures are the commonest type of seizures occurring in the neonatal period. Myoclonic seizures carry the worst prognosis in terms of long-term neurodevelopmental outcome. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is the most common cause of neonatal seizures. Multiple etiologies often co-exist in neonates and hence it is essential to...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Research and Reports in Neonatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-9935
DOI: 10.2147/rrn.s39714