The risk of convulsions: a longitudinal study of normal babies and infants with neonatal damage in the first 6 years of life

After carefully reviewing the epidemiological literature on this subject, we assessed the risk of febrile, isolated or epileptic convulsions in normal babies and infants with neonatal damage. We considered 417 term or preterm infants with birth injury and compared them with 400 healthy full-term new...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child's nervous system 1990-08, Vol.6 (5), p.254-263
Hauptverfasser: Nalin, A, Frigieri, G, Cordioli, A, Colò, M, Tartoni, P L
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Zusammenfassung:After carefully reviewing the epidemiological literature on this subject, we assessed the risk of febrile, isolated or epileptic convulsions in normal babies and infants with neonatal damage. We considered 417 term or preterm infants with birth injury and compared them with 400 healthy full-term newborns, all born between 1978 and 1980, studying each one individually until at least the age of 6 using the chi 2 test, the risk factors in relation to the convulsive outcome in all the groups were processed. We also calculated the relative risk of outcome of both febrile convulsions and epilepsy. Our results show that as far as the onset of seizure disorders in the term infant is concerned, the predisposing factors are asphyxia, neurological syndrome, and previous barbiturate intake. In contrast with this, for premature infants the risk factors are severe apnea and severe prematurity.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/BF00307661