Epidemiology of neonatal seizures

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Glass, Hannah C ^a   Wu, Yvonne W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant; Newborn; Seizure

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FETUS DISTRESS; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR STAGE 2; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NULLIPARA; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEIZURE;

EID: 63049105925     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2009-0265     Document Type: Review

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