Epidemiology of neonatal seizures

Issue title: Neonatal Seizure

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Glass, Hannah C. | Wu, Yvonne W.

Affiliations: Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Note: [] Correspondence: Hannah C. Glass, Department of Neurology Box 0663, 521 Parnassus Avenue, C-215, San Francisco, CA 94143-0661, USA. Tel.: +1 415 514 3277; Fax: +1 415 502 5821; E-mail: Hannah.Glass@ucsf.edu

Abstract: Neonatal seizures are common and frequently indicate significant underlying brain abnormality. The epidemiology of neonatal seizures has been evaluated in several population and hospital-based studies and these investigations have lead to identification of important maternal, intrapartum and infant risk factors. Identifying and avoiding risks factors for neonatal seizures may lead to lower infant neurological morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: Seizure, infant, newborn

DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2009-0265

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 13-17, 2009