Document Details

Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Outcome of Neonatal Stroke in Full Term Infants Without Significant Birth Asphyxia.
الشلل النصفى بالأطفال حديثى الولاده .
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Seven children with neonatal stroke were identifed and six were followed for 13 months to 5 years (mean 28 months). Gestational age ranged between 39 and 42 weeks and none had hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. Focal clonic seizures were the pre-senting feature in six, and one presented with apnoea. The age of the 1st seizure ranged between 8 and 48 h (mean 26). The total number of seizures ranged between 3 and 10 (mean 5), and all seizures resolved by day 3 in all cases. CT scan showed an ischaemic infarct in six cases, and one child had a haemorrhagic infarct in the right anterior cerebral artery distribution. Phenobarbital was maintained for 3 weeks to 6 months (mean 11 weeks). None had recurrent seizures beyond the 3rd day of life and all were developing normally with no signifcant focal neurological defcits on follow up assessment. Conclusions Full-term infants with neonatal stroke unrelated to signifcant birth asphyxia have a favourable neurological outcome. Seizures appear to be restricted to the first 3 days of life. We recommend short-term treatment with anticonvulsants. 
ISSN : 3185-4152 
Journal Name : European Journal of Pediatric Neurology 
Volume : 10 
Issue Number : 157 
Publishing Year : 1998 AH
1998 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Saturday, March 13, 2010 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
محمد جانjan, Mohammed ResearcherDoctorate 

Files

File NameTypeDescription
 25950.doc doc 

Back To Researches Page