Neonatal seizures constitute the most frequent presenting neurologic sign encountered in
the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite limited efficacy and safety data, phenobarbital …

Seizures are common in neonates, but there is substantial management variability. The
Neonatal Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) developed …

BACKGROUND Neonatal seizures are associated with neurological sequelae and an
increased risk of epilepsy later in life. Phenobarbital and phenytoin remain the antiepileptic …

Seizures are the most common neurological emergencies in the neonatal period and are
associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. Seizures affect up to five per 1000 …

Objective: Neonatal seizures are a common problem in the neonatal intensive care unit and
are frequently treated with antiepileptic drugs. Limited data exist on current or changing …

Neonatal seizures can be classified as tonic, clonic, myoclonic, and subtle. A clinical
diagnosis is not easy as seizures are usually subtle in neonates. In the majority of newborn …

One of the highest risk periods for seizures during the human life span is the first month of
life. Most neonatal seizures are triggered by acute illness such as hypoxic-ischemic …

Seizures are common in neonates with moderate and severe hypoxic ischemic
encephalopathy (HIE) and are associated with worse outcomes, independent of HIE …

Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is the most common etiology of acute neonatal seizures–
about half of neonates treated with therapeutic hypothermia for NE have EEG-confirmed …

Objective To compare the efficacy of phenobarbitone and phenytoin for treatment of
neonatal seizures in term and nearterm neonates. Design Open labeled randomized …