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NEONATAL CEREBRAL INFARCTION: AN UNDER RECOGNISED/UNRECONISED CAUSE OF NEONATAL SEIZURES?
Author(s) -
Kishore Kumar R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1584.1999.00189.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , stroke (engine) , pediatrics , cerebral infarction , neonatal seizure , infarction , epilepsy , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , myocardial infarction , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Neonatal cerebral infarction or neonatal stroke is a well recognised cause of neonatal seizures. The awareness of its existence among healthcare workers is low and it is not even mentioned as a cause of neonatal seizures in most books. Many of the affected neonates are well, without any evidence of neurological disturbances between seizures. Awareness of its existence among healthcare workers is critical for the diagnosis of this problem. Early diagnosis can lead to early intervention, which may mean a better prognosis for these children.