Comparative clinical study of preterm and full-term newborn neonatal seizures

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-50

  Holanda, Manoel R R ^a,c   De Melo, Áurea N ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b Hospital de Pediatria and Maternidade Escola Januário Cicco   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Full term infant; Gestational age; Neonatal seizures; Neonate; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLONIC SEIZURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; SEIZURE;

EID: 33646440601     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000100010     Document Type: Article

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