title: Status epilepticus and neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age in an extremely low birth weight infant.
abstract: Neonatal status epilepticus (SE) is very rare and, to date, very little information exists on SE in preterm infants. Here, we report recurrent SE as a result of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in an extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infant, who had favorable neurodevelopment at a corrected age of 2 years. This clinical observation seems to indicate that recurrent SE does not exclude normal long-term neurodevelopment, even in ELBW infants.
authors: Division of Pediatrics, Perrino Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera A. Di Summa, Brindisi, Italy. gilatini@tin.it
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Latini
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Verrotti
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Giannuzzi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Del Vecchio
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Quartulli
authors: C
authors: C
authors: De Felice
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000150:complications*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence