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NEONATAL CONVULSION | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-75 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; Areege Abdul | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: This study was done to investigate the etiology of neonatal convulsion and the mortality according to the etiology . Aim : To identify the most important etiological factors of neonatal convulsion so we can plan a strategy for preventing the causative factors and treating them early. Patients and method : 65 neonate with convulsion was studied over two years period all was investigated by doing blood sugar , serum ca ,serum electrolyte ,blood culture and lumber puncture, other investigation were done when indicated . Result: The most common cause of neonatal convulsion is hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (53%) and most of the cases occur within the first 48 hrs , the second most common cause was infection (15%), followed by metabolic causes (10%) , and intracranial hemorrhage (6%) . The highest mortality rate is between those with congenital abnormalities (100%) and infection (50%). Recommendations: We recommend highly specialized training program for both obstetricians and pediatricians to decrease the incidence of neonatal convulsion and improve their outcome | ||
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