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The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) task force on neonatal seizures has recently published draft guidelines and consensusbased recommendations on the treatment of neonatal seizures. This update provides a summary of the recommendations and the changes in management compared to the previous WHO ILAE guidelines, published in 2011, with emphasis on practical decision making requirements for a pediatrician.
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This hospital-record review describes the clinical profile ofhypernatremic dehydration in neonates. 49 neonates (3.4% of thetotal admitted newborns) developed hypernatremic dehydrationbetween January 2014 and August 2015. The major presentingcomplaints were fever (34.6%), poor feeding (42.8%), loosestools (40.8%) and lethargy (26.5%). The mean (SD) time neededfor correction of hypernatremia was 38.6 (15.1) hours. Exclusivelybreastfed neonates had lesser complication rates ofhypernatremic dehydration.