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Risk factors and neurodevelopmental outcomes of post-neonatal seizures up to age three in very-low-birthweight infants based on a nationwide cohort.
Kang H; Jeong J; Oh S; Lee JA
The researchers looked at babies who were very small at birth to see what might cause problems with seizures and how these babies developed by age three. They found that babies with certain health issues were more likely to need medicine for seizures after leaving the hospital, and longer use of these medicines was linked to cerebral palsy. Babies who had seizures or needed these medicines for a while were more at risk for problems like not being able to move well or hear.
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