Author/Editor		Paro-Panjan, D; Neubauer, D
Title		Electroclinical characteristics and late outcome of neonatal seizures
Type		članek
Source		In: Veličkovič-Perat M, editor. New developments in child neurology. The presentation from the 8th international neurology congress; 1998 Sep 13-17; Ljubljana. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 499-503
Language		eng
Abstract		61 infants with neonatal seizures were studied to obtain insight into the clinical characteristics of neonatal convulsions, verify the significance of etiology and assess the value of various parameters for predicting the final outcome. The important cause of convulsions was hypoxia (25%), the most frequent clinical type multifocal clonic seizures (46%). In 73% of children the seizures occurred in the first 72 hours of life, in 67% they lasted less than 5 days. Mortality in the observed group was 3%. On follow up the age 1.5 - 7,0 years 43% of children had neurological sequelae. The group of causes with perinatal hypoxia plus additional complications is statistically significantly associated with subsequent epilepsy, neurlogical damage and psychomotor retardation. Predctive factors significant for outcome are: neurological examination of the neonate, the number of days with seizures and EEG findings, which also have the independent predictive value.
Descriptors		SEIZURES SPASMS, INFANTILE INFANT INFANT, NEWBORN TREATMENT OUTCOME