Seizure recurrence and developmental disabilities after neonatal seizures: Outcomes are unrelated to use of phenobarbital prophylaxis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-395

  Guillet, Ronnie ^a   Kwon, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Neonatal seizures; Phenobarbital

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY, BENIGN NEONATAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHENOBARBITAL; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 34250374395     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807301917     Document Type: Article

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