Etiological and clinical profile of neonatal seizures in a highly consanguineous population From: Journal of Pediatric Neurology | Date: October 1, 2007| Author: Al-Qudah, Abdulkarim A; Hamamy, Hanan; Masri, Amira T; Badran, Eman F | Copyright Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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A prospective longitudinal study was conducted on all neonates admitted with a diagnosis of neonatal seizures in the neonatal intensive care unit of Jordan University Hospital Amman from April 2003 to March 2005 to examine the cause and clinical profile of seizures in a community, which culturally favors consanguineous marriages. Of 35 neonates studied, inborn errors of metabolism accounted for 28.6%, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy for 17.1% and cerebral malformations for 14...

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