Neurology > Seizures Neonatal Seizures: When Should Treatment Stop? — Study follows infants with acute seizures to track neurodevelopment by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today May ...

Neonatal seizures are defined as seizures occurring within 4 weeks after birth in full-term infants or within 44 weeks of postmenstrual age in preterm infants. The estimated incidence of these ...

A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns. Researchers have identified that gluconate -- a small organic ...

Epilepsy was diagnosed before 1 year of age in 11.4% of children with neonatal seizures, with an additional 4.5% between 1 and 5 years, 3.1% between 5 and 10 years, and 1.4% between 10 and 22 years.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sezaby ™ (phenobarbital sodium powder for injection) for the treatment of neonatal seizures in term and preterm infants. The approval was ...

Treatment with ketamine significantly improved seizure occurrence related to refractory status epilepticus in both neonates and children, according to results of a study published in Neurology ...

In the study, Dr. Pardo and colleagues evaluated changes in genetic testing for neonatal onset epilepsy and associated short-term outcomes over an 8-year period among a cohort of NICU patients at ...

University of Bristol. "Cooling treatment reduces epilepsy in children." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 October 2017. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 10 / 171003125106.htm>.

New research suggests that phototherapy – a treatment for newborns with jaundice – could increase children’s risk of developing epilepsy. The finding raises concerns about babies being given the ...