Relation between EEG -electrical recording of brain and convulsions in neonate
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Neonate with clinical seizure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/03/005639
- Lead Sponsor
- FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Term and preterm neonates showing the first sign of clinical seizure activity occurring within the first 28 days of life and admitted to the NICU of Father Muller Hospital
All types of motor and behavioral seizures as per Volpeâ??s Classification will be considered.
Exclusion Criteria
•Neonates with multiple congenital anomalies or scalp swelling.
•Critically ill neonates on ventilator.
•A neonate too sick to be subjected to EEG examination or whenever consent has not been obtained.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method EEG will be considered abnormal when it shows slow waves, positive central and temporal sharp waves, repetitive spike discharge, slow delta discharge, burst suppression pattern and other such abnormalities will be identifiedTimepoint: 1 year 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method various etiologies of neonatal seizures can be identifiedTimepoint: 1 year 6 months