Manoel R R Holanda1, Aurea N de Melo. 1. Programa de Pos-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil. regholanda@digizap.com.br
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the characteristics of neonatal seizures between preterm and full-term infants in intensive care unit. METHOD: A prospective study was developed with 104 high-risk newborn, 30 preterm and 74 full-term infants, with clinical seizures. The dependent variable was gestational age. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Fisher's exact test, odds-ratio and Mann Whitney U test. RESULTS: There were significant differences (p<0.05): i) Premature neonates develop neonatal seizures later, probably related to the etiologies of the seizures; ii) Etiologically, there is a predominance of peri-intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm and of asphyxia in full term neonates; iii) Clonic seizures are most frequent in preterm and subtle seizures in full term neonates. CONCLUSION: Although the study had a clinical basis, it was possible to identify differences when the dependent variable was gestational age.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the characteristics of neonatal seizures between preterm and full-term infants in intensive care unit. METHOD: A prospective study was developed with 104 high-risk newborn, 30 preterm and 74 full-term infants, with clinical seizures. The dependent variable was gestational age. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Fisher's exact test, odds-ratio and Mann Whitney U test. RESULTS: There were significant differences (p<0.05): i) Premature neonates develop neonatal seizures later, probably related to the etiologies of the seizures; ii) Etiologically, there is a predominance of peri-intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm and of asphyxia in full term neonates; iii) Clonic seizures are most frequent in preterm and subtle seizures in full term neonates. CONCLUSION: Although the study had a clinical basis, it was possible to identify differences when the dependent variable was gestational age.
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