Commentary - Early discontinuation of antiseizure medication in neonatal seizures - Proceed with caution

J J Volpe^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Editorial

J J Volpe. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022.

. 2022;15(2):203-207.

doi: 10.3233/NPM-210849.

J J Volpe^{1

2}

¹ Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Neonatal seizures; antiseizure medication; early discontinuation.

Comment on

Early discontinuation of antiseizure medication in neonatal seizures - Proceed with caution.
Glass HC, Shellhaas RA. Glass HC, et al. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022;15(3):495-498. doi: 10.3233/NPM-210882. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022. PMID: 34864694 No abstract available.

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