VALUE OF THE EEG IN NEONATAL SEIZURES

Seizures are one of the most common, and frequently ominous, neurological signs occurring in neonates and require prompt evaluation, One of the first steps when facing the child with suspected neonatal seizures is to determine whether the events have an ictal basis. The EEG can be of enormous value in differentiating seizures from nonseizure events as well as providing prognostic information. In this review, neonatal EEG paroxysmal patterns will be reviewed.