Predição da etiologia baseada no tipo clínico das convulsoes no período neonatal / Prediction of etiology based on the clinical type of convulsion in the neonatal period
Acta cir. bras
;
20(supl.1): 227-231, 2005.
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in Portuguese
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether the seizure clinical type is predictive of etiology.METHODS:
This is a prospective study from 9 neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. Neonatal seizures were defined clinically as described by Volpe. The seizures etiology was defined by positive clinical date, cranial sonogram and laboratory investigation routinely obtained in all neonates with seizures. Correlation between seizures type and etiologies was determined by Odds ration (OR).RESULTS:
During one year 89 neonates develop neonatal seizures and the etiologies were determined. The mains seizures types were subtle (n = 59; 66.3%), tonic (n = 27; 30.4%), clonic (n = 20; 22.4%), myoclonic (n = 4; 4.5%). The most frequent etiologies determined were asphyxia (n = 60; 67.4%), hypocalcemia (n = 19; 21.3%), hypoglicemia (n = 14; 15.7%), peri-intraventricular hemorrhage (n = 13; 14%). The OR estimate that clonic seizures (OR 5.65 - 1.34 < OR < 23.61%) is predictive to peri-intraventricular hemorrhage.CONCLUSION:
The OR estimate high risk to periventricular hemorrhage when the seizure is the clonic type. When the seizure is subtle type the risk is low to this etiology.
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Main subject:
Seizures
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Acta cir. bras
Journal subject:
General Surgery
/
Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
UFRN/BR
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