Efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in neonatal seizures: a systematic review protocol

• Main Authors: Shalini Ojha (Author), Imti Choonara (Author), Dezhi Mu (Author), Meng Zhang (Author), Jun Tang (Author), Tao Xiong (Author), Yang He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Seizures are one of the most common neurological disorders of neonates, which is also an emergency in the neonatal intensive care unit. For neonates, the recommended first-line antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) include phenobarbitone, which may be effective in only 50% of seizures. Some new AE...