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. 2006 Jul;95(7):874-6.
doi: 10.1080/08035250500544948.

Hypoglycaemia and seizures in large-for-gestational-age (LGA) full-term neonates

Floris Groenendaal  1 , Patty M Elferink-Stinkens, Netherlands Perinatal Registry
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Hypoglycaemia and seizures in large-for-gestational-age (LGA) full-term neonates

Floris Groenendaal et al. Acta Paediatr. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Aim/methods: To assess the risk of hypoglycaemia-associated seizures in large-for-gestational-age (LGA) full-term neonates data from the Netherlands Perinatal Registry were analysed.

Results: From 1997 to 2002 hypoglycaemia was recorded in 1513 of 9318 (16.2%) admitted LGA (defined as birthweight > or = 97.7 percentile) full-term neonates without maternal diabetes, of whom 20 (1.3%) had seizures. In six of these 20, hypoglycaemia was the single cause of seizures.

Conclusion: Symptomatic hypoglycaemia occurs in healthy LGA full-term neonates.

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