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NEONATAL CONVULSION

ETIOLOGY : 1. Cerebral Disorders


Hipoxia,Haemorrhage and Trauma
Maldevelopment
2. Hypoglycaemia
3. Hypocalcaemia and Hypomagnesaemia
4. Infection

: Meningitis
Tetanus

5. Overhidration
6. Morphine Withdrawer
7. Metabolic Disturbances
Pyridoxine dependency

COMMON CAUSES OF CONVULSIONS WITH TYPICAL TIME OF ONSET


1 ST Day

: Intracranial Injury

Second Day

: Hypolycaemia

Fourth Sixth Day

: Hypocalcaemia
Tetanus Neonatorum

End of First Week

: Meningitis

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