Patterns of Neonatal Seizures At Assiut University Children's Hospital

Neonatal seizures are a commonly encountered neurologic condition in neonates.[1][2][3] They are defined as the occurrence of sudden, paroxysmal, abnormal alteration of electrographic activity at any point from birth to the end of the neonatal period[3]. This can be due to excessive excitatory or deficient inhibitory neuronal discharges.[1][4] Due to its immature state, the neonatal brain is prone to seizures due to an imbalance of neuronal excitation over inhibition.[1] The incidence has been reported between 1 to 5.5 per 1000 live births in term infants, with higher incidences reported in preterm infants[5]][6][7].

The classification of neonatal seizure as follows

Subtle Seizures:

They imitate normal behaviours and reactions like the following Ocular movements and Oral-buccal-lingual movements

Motor Seizures: