Treatment Duration After Acute Symptomatic Seizures in Neonates: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Renée A. Shellhaas, Taeun Chang, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Janet S. Soul, Shavonne L. Massey, Catherine J. Chu, M. Roberta Cilio, Sonia L. Bonifacio, Nicholas S. Abend, Tammy N. Tsuchida, Hannah C. Glass

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Abstract

We aimed to define determinants of duration of treatment for acute symptomatic neonatal seizures in a contemporary multicenter observational cohort study. After adjustment for potential confounders, only study site and seizure etiology remained significantly associated with the chance of continuing antiseizure medication after discharge to home.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)298-301.e1
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume181
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2017

Keywords

  • EEG
  • critical care
  • electroencephalogram
  • epilepsy
  • hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
  • infant
  • neonatal encephalopathy
  • neonatal seizures
  • neurocritical care

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