PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M Levene
TI  - The clinical conundrum of neonatal seizures
AID  - 10.1136/fn.86.2.F75
DP  - 2002 Mar 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F75--F77
VI  - 86
IP  - 2
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/86/2/F75.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/86/2/F75.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2002 Mar 01; 86
AB  - There is increasing evidence that neonatal seizures have an adverse effect on neurodevelopmental progression and may predispose to cognitive, behavioural, or epileptic complications later in life. However, given the uncertainty about the efficacy and toxicity of the commonly used anticonvulsants, when and how aggressively to treat such seizures is a difficult decision.