PMID: 33193780Nov 17, 2020Paper

"Neonatal seizure: how reliable is its diagnosis and treatment? A mini review of previous knowledge"

Iranian Journal of Child Neurology
Mahmoud Mohammadi, Zahra Rezaei

Abstract

Seizure is the most common neurologic event in the neonatal period when the immature, growing brain is vulnerable to various injuries. Seizure might be present as an atypical feature in neonates, which makes diagnosis a challenge. A vast majority of seizures are symptomatic due to an underlying cause, searching for etiology to remove them leads to more effective therapy. However, there is doubt about the diagnosis of seizures and the best treatment for them. Here, we reviewed articles related to diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures to evaluate the available evidence. The results showed that despite numerous studies on the topic, neither an implicit diagnosing method nor a therapeutic regime was proposed. It was also observed that phenobarbital prescription was reduced while newer anti-seizure medication such as levetiracetam was further prescribed. Seizure, the most common neurologic disorder in neonates, is a challenging topic for both neonatologists and neurologists. Since patients are critically ill, designing a randomized clinical trial appears not to be easy for neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. Moreover, both the diagnosis and treatment of seizures should be re-evaluated based on neonatal charac...Continue Reading

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