Outcomes
A pediatric neurologist at our neonatal clinic follows all infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at risk for neurodevelopmental sequelae after discharge from the unit, according to an established protocol. All term newborns experiencing clinical seizures are included. We used the neurologic outcome recorded during the most recent neurologic follow-up for the analysis of data. Abnormal outcomes were defined in terms of three conditions:
(1)
Cerebral palsy was defined as a static, nonprogressive motor impairment of early onset, featuring objective changes in tone, muscle strength, posture, reflexes, and motor skills on examination [15].
(2)
Global developmental delay was defined according to the Child Neurology Society Practice Guidelines of the American Academy of Neurology as an objective, significant delay in two or more developmental domains (frequently, all are affected): gross or fine motor function, speech and language, cognition, personal-social, and activities of daily living [16].
(3)
Epilepsy was defined as recurrent unprovoked seizures according to the guidelines of the International League Against Epilepsy [
OutcomesA pediatric neurologist at our neonatal clinic follows all infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at risk for neurodevelopmental sequelae after discharge from the unit, according to an established protocol. All term newborns experiencing clinical seizures are included. We used the neurologic outcome recorded during the most recent neurologic follow-up for the analysis of data. Abnormal outcomes were defined in terms of three conditions:(1)Cerebral palsy was defined as a static, nonprogressive motor impairment of early onset, featuring objective changes in tone, muscle strength, posture, reflexes, and motor skills on examination [15].(2)Global developmental delay was defined according to the Child Neurology Society Practice Guidelines of the American Academy of Neurology as an objective, significant delay in two or more developmental domains (frequently, all are affected): gross or fine motor function, speech and language, cognition, personal-social, and activities of daily living [16].(3)Epilepsy was defined as recurrent unprovoked seizures according to the guidelines of the International League Against Epilepsy [
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