European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background And Objectives: Seizures are the most distinctive manifestation of neurologic dysfunction in newborn infant. Incidence varies from 0.5 to 0.8 percent in term babies and 6 to 12 percent in babies weighing less than 1500g. A variety of biochemical disturbances have been observed in neonatal seizures prominent among them is hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia. The objective of our study was to see the relationship of etiologyof neonatal convulsion with the age of their onset.

Materials And Methods: A total of 60 neonates were included in this study from period of February 2017 – January 2018 and divided into three gestational age groups 34-37 weeks, 37-41 weeks, 34-41 weeks and were observed to establish relationship of etiologyof neonatal seizures with age of onset.

Results: The result of study showed that seizures due to birth asphyxia occurred in 53.8% cases within 24 hours and in 46.15% between 24-48 hours, due to hypoglycemia in 100% cases within 24 hours, due to hypocalcemia in 33.3% cases within 24 hours and in 66.6% cases between 3-28 days and due to septicemiain 44.4% cases during 48-72 hours and in 55.5% cases during 3-28 days.

Interpretation And Conclusion: The present study showed that time of onset of seizures could be a clue to the aetiology of neonatal seizures.