Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Philadelphia, March 22, 2023 – Researchers from the Neuroscience Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a prediction model that determines which newborn babies are likely ...

Credit: Getty Images. The FDA has approved Sezaby (phenobarbital sodium powder for injection) for the treatment of neonatal seizures in term and preterm infants. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using serotonergic antidepressants during the first trimester of pregnancy did not increase the risk for ...

Genetic testing results in lower length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for infants with epilepsy, according to a study published in the journal Pediatric Neurology. The reduction ...

In an assessment of electronic fetal monitoring during labor, a systematic review of 12 randomized and quasi-randomized trials evaluated continuous cardiotocography in more than 37,000 women (Cochrane ...

Brain injuries are a leading cause of death and long-term disability in infants. Among the most common is neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), which affects one to three in 1,000 live ...