Open AccessPattern, etiological factors and determinants of mortality among sick newborns with seizures in Ilesa, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Bankole Peter Kuti,
Saheed Babajide Oseni,
Joshua A. 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.