Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 185-189 , April 2010

Levetiracetam in the treatment of neonatal seizures: A pilot study

  • Alexandra Fürwentsches

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Kinderheilkunde V, Pädiatrische Neurologie, Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 06221 56 38045; fax: +49 06221 56 5744.
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  • Cornelia Bussmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Georgia Ramantani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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  • Friedrich Ebinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Heike Philippi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Johannes Pöschl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Susanne Schubert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Dietz Rating

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Thomas Bast

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 1 March 2009 ,Revised 5 January 2010 ,Accepted 7 January 2010.

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    Neonatal period of six patients treated with Levetiracetam. =seizure, LEV=LEV treatment, PB=Phenobarbital.

    Neonatal period of six patients treated with Levetiracetam. =seizure, LEV=LEV treatment, PB=Phenobarbital.

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    Treatment with LEV and follow-up of six infants treated with Levetiracetam. LEV=Levetiracetam, PB=Phenobarbital, SLT=Sulthiame, CBZ=Carbamazepine, AEDs=antiepileptic drugs, =seizures.

    Treatment with LEV and follow-up of six infants treated with Levetiracetam. LEV=Levetiracetam, PB=Phenobarbital, SLT=Sulthiame, CBZ=Carbamazepine, AEDs=antiepileptic drugs, =seizures.

PII: S1059-1311(10)00004-X

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.01.003

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 185-189 , April 2010

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