Spectrum and immediate outcome of seizures in neonates

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 717-720

  Memon, Shazia ^a,b   Memon, Mohd M Hassan A ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Near Citizen Co Operative Housing Society   (India)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Birth asphyxia; Clinical characteristics; Etiology; Neonatal seizures; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KERNICTERUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEIZURE;

EID: 34248995808     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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