Seizures after neonatal hypoxia are difficult to treat. A recent antiepileptic safety and dose-finding study examined phenobarbital plus bumetanide, but was stopped owing to apparent futility and ...

A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns. A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could ...

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Children with neonatal seizures had a 20.4% cumulative risk for epilepsy by age 22, whereas those without seizures had a risk of 1.15%, a new cohort study found. The risk persisted throughout ...

Neonatal seizures and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) represent critical neurological conditions with profound implications for early brain development and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes ...

Contrary to prior research, a study appearing in Obstetrics & Gynecology reports no increased risk of seizures in neonates born to mothers exposed to calcium channel blockers (CCBs) in late pregnancy.

Researchers assessed the relationship between maternal antibiotic use and neonatal seizures in infants (>32 weeks gestation). At the AES Annual Meeting 2017, researchers from University of Colorado ...

Seizures in newborns are one of the most frequent acute neurological conditions among infants admitted to neonatal care units. A study published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates ...

Whenever any parent hears that their baby is having convulsions or seizures the parents' first reaction is isn't the baby too young can the baby get convulsions at this age? Is the baby going to ...

February 21, 2012 — Editor's note: It is not news that children can't be diagnosed or treated in the same way as adults, but not all clinicians are prepared for the way these differences can appear in ...

Around 20% of newborns with neonatal seizures will later develop epilepsy by age one, according to a study by Copenhagen University Hospital. Key risk factors include stroke, birth defects, and low ...

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 ...