Seizures in Infants Born Preterm: Defining the Scale of the Problem

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Editorial

Courtney J Wusthoff. J Pediatr. 2017 Aug.

. 2017 Aug:187:7-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.031. Epub 2017 May 9.

¹ Division of Child Neurology Stanford University Palo Alto, California. Electronic address: wusthoff@stanford.edu.

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Keywords: EEG; aEEG; neonatal neurology; neonatal seizure; preterm infant.

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