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Neonatal seizures

Convulsões do recém-nascido

Category

Definition

A paediatric condition characterised by rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body of a newborn.

Exclusions

  • Benign familial neonatal epilepsy
  • Epilepsy due to prenatal or perinatal vascular insults

Index Terms

Neonatal seizuresconvulsions in newbornfits in newbornneonatal convulsionsseizures in newbornperinatal seizuresFifth day fits