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Observational Study
. 2017 Feb:181:298-301.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.10.039. Epub 2016 Nov 7.

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

Renée A Shellhaas  1 , Taeun Chang  2 , Courtney J Wusthoff  3 , Janet S Soul  4 , Shavonne L Massey  5 , Catherine J Chu  6 , M Roberta Cilio  7 , Sonia L Bonifacio  3 , Nicholas S Abend  5 , Tammy N Tsuchida  2 , Hannah C Glass  8 ; Neonatal Seizure Registry Study Group
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Observational Study

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

Renée A Shellhaas et al. J Pediatr. 2017 Feb.

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.

Keywords: EEG; critical care; electroencephalogram; epilepsy; hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; infant; neonatal encephalopathy; neonatal seizures; neurocritical care.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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