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.
What is new: Talk about status epilepticus in the neonatal period / Pisani, Francesco; Pavlidis, Elena. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1090-3798. - [Epub ahead of print]:(2018). [10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.05.009]
What is new: Talk about status epilepticus in the neonatal period
Pisani, Francesco;Pavlidis, Elena
2018-01-01
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
