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 ...

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 ...

Neonatal seizures can lead to serious consequences, including significant cognitive and motor disabilities, lifelong epilepsy, and death. They are often highly resistant to treatment, in part because ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A neonatal seizures task force established by the International League Against Epilepsy, or ILAE, published a ...

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 ...

A team of researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has demonstrated how to easily and effectively monitor for seizures in newborn infants, catching more instances than typical ...

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 ...

MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The highest risk for epilepsy after neonatal seizures appears to be within the ...

A new study provides new insight into the mechanism of neonatal seizures, which have features very different from seizures in older children and adults. The finding that neurons in different parts of ...