A Comparative Study of Levetiracetam and Phenobarbital for Neonatal Seizures as a First Line Treatment

• Main Authors: Nagwa Elsayed Akeel MD (Author), Hany Abdelaziz Suliman MD (Author), Ashraf Hamed Al-Shokary MD (Author), Asmaa Obada Ibrahim MD (Author), Naglaa M. Kamal MD (Author), Abobakr Abosree Abdelgalil MD (Author), Moustafa Kotb Elmala MD (Author), Hatem Hamed Elshorbagy MD (Author), Khaled Amin Nasef MD (Author), Ahmed Mahmoud Attia MD (Author), Mohamed Gamal El Din Fathallah MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives We aimed to evaluate the use of intravenous levetiracetam as the first-line treatment of neonatal seizures compared with phenobarbital. Methods The study was conducted on 104 neonates (0-28 days) with clinical seizures after inclusion criteria. They were assigned in equal ratio into 2 gro...