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👉Plasma and CSF Candidate Biomarkers of Neonatal #Encephalopathy Severity and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

📌Plasma candidate biomarkers predicted #encephalopathy severity, #seizures, MRI abnormalities, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 15-30 months.

🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.078
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👉Does the first hour of continuous #electroencephalography predict neonatal #seizures?

📌The first hour of c#EEG in at-risk neonates is useful in identifying and predicting whether seizures occur during cEEG monitoring up to 96 hours. This finding enables identification of high-risk neonates who require closer observation.

🔗https://fn.bmj.com/content/early/2020/09/13/archdischild-2020-318985
Treatment of neonatal #seizures may be time-critical, but more research is needed to confirm this. Improvements in neonatal seizure diagnosis and treatment are also needed.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.09.058