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Pattern, etiological factors and determinants of mortality among sick newborns with seizures in Ilesa, Nigeria

Author(s) -

Bankole Peter Kuti,

SaheedBabajide Oseni,

JoshuaAderinsola Owa

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of pediatric neurosciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 1998-3948

pISSN - 1817-1745

DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.165663

Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , asphyxia , neonatal seizure , perinatal asphyxia , case fatality rate , epidemiology , epilepsy , psychiatry , physics , optics

Neonatal seizures contribute significantly to newborn morbidity and mortality particularly in developing countries including Nigeria. Unfortunately the countries with high incidence of neonatal seizures often lack the facilities to adequately diagnose, monitor and prognosticate the condition.

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