The features of neonatal seizures as predictors of drug-resistant epilepsy in children.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of the features of neonatal seizures for pharmacoresistant epilepsy in children.

Method: This is a retrospective study that involved all children diagnosed as having epilepsy who had neonatal seizures and who were hospitalized at the Neurology Department of the Mother and Child Healthcare Institute in Belgrade from January the 1st 2017 until December 31st 2017. The following parameters and their impact on the outcome were investigated: perinatal data, the characteristics of epileptic seizures in the neonatal period, and the response to anticonvulsant treatment.

Long-term outcome in children with neonatal seizures: A tertiary center experience in cohort of 168 patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term outcome and assess predictors of prognosis in children with neonatal seizures (NS).

Method: This retrospective study includes children with NS treated at our Institute from January the 1st 2005 until December the 31st 2015. The data were collected from medical charts and the electroencephalogram (EEG) database at the Institute.