[Localized neonatal convulsions and cerebral arterial infarction].
BACKGROUND
Stroke is a rare cause of neonatal seizures.


METHODS
During a 5-year period, eight full-term infants were admitted to hospital for seizures due to a stroke. Seizures began shortly after birth and were always one-sided. Early CT scans showed cerebral infarctions. Motor disabilities such as hemiparesis were found in three out of seven cases; language difficulties were observed in the same proportion; however all the children had not reached school age.


CONCLUSIONS
Neonatal localized seizures may be symptomatic of a stroke and therefore justify a computerized tomography (CT) scan. Motor and cognitive sequelae require early management.
Service de Pédiatrie et Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Charles-Nicolle, Rouen, France.
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D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*
Convulsions néonatales focalisées et infarctus artériel cérébral.