Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

Study shows that perinatal arterial ischemic stroke often coexists with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in infants receiving therapeutic hypothermia This article clearly shows that there are children ...

Children with neonatal seizures had a 20.4% cumulative risk for epilepsy by age 22, whereas those without seizures had a risk of 1.15%, a new cohort study found. The risk persisted throughout ...

Perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke (PAIS) represents a focal disruption of cerebral blood flow occurring in late gestation or the early neonatal period. This condition is a leading cause of ...

An internationally validated, imaging-based score helps clinicians better identify patients with stroke at highest risk for ...

Seizures in newborns are one of the most frequent acute neurological conditions among infants admitted to neonatal care units. A study published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates ...

AUSTIN, Tex -- It's not rare that a baby experiences a stroke around the time it is born. Birth is hard on the brain, as is the change in blood circulation from the mother to the neonate. At least 1 ...

Brain injuries are a leading cause of death and long-term disability in infants. Among the most common is neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), which affects one to three in 1,000 live ...