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Abstract
were studied and divided into 3 groups; fullterm (42) cases, preterm (7) cases and (1) case post date . They were collected from neonatal ICU of Zagazig University Hospital between the period of October 2002 to October 2003.
The cases were subjected to proper history taking ,full clinical examination, laboratory investigations, and CT scan was carried out for all cases .
Neonatal seizures are sure sign of brain injury in neonates .
In our study we found that hypoxic –ischemic encephalopathy is the most common cause of neonatal seizures and intracranial Hge, intracranial infection, congenital anomaly, and metabolic causes come later.
Most preterm cases presented with subtle siezures and the majority of fullterm cases varied between generalized tonic or clonic seizures , this difference in the type of seizures beween preterm and fullterm is due to rapid increase in the development of brain tissue cells and according to the site and the extent of cerebral lesions.
CT with its sensitivity contributes important information about the time of occurance and nature of the neuropathology underlying seizure activity.
CT yields significant information about assessing the extent of hypoxic– ischemic brain damage during the early postnatal period and later infancy and is critical to prognosis.