Lissencephaly– a rare cause of neonatal seizures

Abstract

The most prominent feature of neurologic dysfunction in the neonatal period is seizures. The incidence of neonatal seizures is 0.5-3 per 1000 live births in term infants and 11-13% in premature babies. Although common causes of neonatal seizures comprises HIE, IVH, Sepsis, Hypoglycaemia, Hypocalcaemia etc. Sometimes rare causes like Neuronal migration syndrome can cause seizures in newborn. Lissencephaly is a smooth cerebrum with lack of convolutions of brain caused by defective neuronal migration during 12- 24 weeks of gestation. These Babies generally presents with seizures, developmental delay, difficulty in swallowing and short life span due to respiratory problems. Hereby we present a case of Lissencephaly as a cause of neonatal seizure disorder.

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Pradnya P, Hemant Parakh, Krishna Reddy, Prashant Reddy

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  • EP ID EP409540
  • DOI 10.17511/ijpr.2018.9.09
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Pradnya P, Hemant Parakh, Krishna Reddy, Prashant Reddy (2018). Lissencephaly– a rare cause of neonatal seizures. Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research, 5(9), 480-483. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-409540