Neonatal seizures and white matter injury: Role of rotavirus infection and probiotics

Brain & Development
Jung Sook YeomChan-Hoo Park

Abstract

Recent reports associate rotavirus infection with neonatal seizures of distinctive white matter injury (WMI) pattern, but evidence is lacking. We examined this association prospectively and analyzed factors related to occurrence of seizures and WMI pattern in neonates with rotavirus infection. We prospectively included 228 neonates (≥34 gestational weeks) who were admitted to a regional neonatal intensive care unit between February 2015 and April 2016 and underwent rotavirus antigen testing using stool samples. Patients with neonatal seizures of other etiologies were excluded. Seventy-eight (34.2%) neonates were rotavirus-positive. Otherwise-unexplained seizures were more frequently observed among rotavirus-positive than among rotavirus-negative neonates (20.5% vs. 4.0%, p < 0.001). Rotavirus infection increased the risk of seizures (odds ratio [OR], 6.19; p < 0.001), even after adjustment for confounders (OR, 4.46; p = 0.007). After stratification according to probiotic administration immediately after birth, rotavirus infection remained a significant risk factor only in patients without probiotic medication (OR, 4.83; p = 0.01 vs. OR, 2.44; p = 0.49). The WMI pattern was observed in 9 of 22 neonates with seizures, and this su...Continue Reading

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