What is new: Talk about status epilepticus in the neonatal period
Francesco Pisani1, Elena Pavlidis1
1Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Medicine & Surgery Department, University of Parma, Italy.
Abstract:
Nowadays, no general consensus was achieved regarding neonatal status epilepticus and its definition. Indeed, different criteria (mainly based on seizure duration) were used. Whereas a recent proposal has been developed to define status epilepticus in older ages, it seems that the peculiar characteristics of neonatal seizures and of the immature brain make difficult to find a tailored definition for this period of life. Achieving a consensus on this entity would mean to make the first step toward a targeted therapeutic strategy of intervention.
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