Clinical profile of a cohort of neonates with seizures: Association between semiology, etiology, and electroencephalographic findings.

Background: Seizures are the most common sign of neurologic dysfunction, reflecting a wide variety of central nervous system disorders.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of neonates with a clinical diagnosis of seizures was conducted in order to verify relationships between clinical aspects and EEG findings. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the EEG recording available as: 1) with confirmatory ictal EEG; 2) with altered but non-ictal EEG; and 3) without any EEG recording.