Neonatal seizures-part 1: Not everything that jerks, stiffens and shakes is a fit
- PMID: 25824893
- DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306385
Neonatal seizures-part 1: Not everything that jerks, stiffens and shakes is a fit
Abstract
The neonatal period is the most frequent time of life to have epileptic seizures. However, neonates can also exhibit unusual movements that are not epileptic seizures. Differentiating between epileptic and non-epileptic movements can be difficult. Many neonatal seizures exhibit few or no clinical features at all. This article is for the benefit of paediatric trainees and reviews the published evidence on which neonatal movements are likely to be epileptic seizures and which are not. We also discuss epileptic seizure classification.
Keywords: Clin Neurophysiology; Neonatology; Neurology.
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