Seizures in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Are Associated with Adverse Outcome

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
4166274	The Journal of Pediatrics	2010	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

ELBW infants with clinical seizures are at increased risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome, independent of multiple confounding factors.

Keywords

PHH NEC MDI IVH ELBW BPD NRN SGA NICHD PDI NDI PDA aEEG Amplitude-integrated EEG PMA Late-onset sepsis Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR Neurodevelopmental impairment antenatal steroids Ultrasound scanning Electroencephalography MRI Necrotizing enterocolitis Los Magnetic resonance imaging Small for gestational age Intraventricular hemorrhage CNS Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ANS gestational age Postmenstrual age Early-onset sepsis central nervous system Mental Development Index Psychomotor Development Index Neonatal Research Network EOs cerebral palsy Periventricular leukomalacia Patent ductus arteriosus PVL National Institute of Child Health and Human Development odds ratio EEG Birth weight Extremely low birth weight

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Seizures in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Are Associated with Adverse Outcome

Authors

Alexis S. MD, Susan R. MD, MS (Epi), Krisa P. MD, Lei PhD, Abhik PhD, Barbara J. MD, Michele C. MD, MS, Athina MD, Edward F. MD, Abbot R. MD, Rosemary D. MD,