Background: Neonatal seizures are a common neurological emergency in newborns.
Phenobarbital (PB) is the first-line antiepileptic drug (AED). However, PB has some side …

In contrast to epilepsy in adolescents and adults, neonatal seizures and early onset epilepsy
poses unique challenges with significant repercussion for treatment choices. Most …

Purpose Seizures are common in term infants with hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
undergoing therapeutic hypothermia. Although phenobarbital (PHB) is generally considered …

Seizures are the most common neurological emergency in the neonates, and this age group
has the highest incidence of seizures compared with any other period of life. The author …

Background Newborn infants are more prone to seizures than older children and adults. The
neuronal injury caused by seizures in neonates often results in long‐term …

Objectives To compare the efficacy and safety of levetiracetam and phenytoin for the
treatment of established status epilepticus. Methods In this systematic review, we searched …

Background Neonatal seizures represent the most frequent presenting sign of any
neurological abnormality secondary to various etiologies in the neonatal period …

Purpose Levetiracetam is a broad-spectrum anti-epileptic drug that is effective against both
focal and generalized epilepsies. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability …

Background: Neonatal seizures are the most common clinical manifestation of Central
Nervous System (CNS) dysfunction and are associated with various neurological sequelae …

Appropriate treatment of neonatal seizures with an effective therapy is important in reducing
long-term neurologic disabilities. Sixty-seven neonates, who received intravenous (IV) …