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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1995;38(5):692-696. Published online May 15, 1995.

Four Cases of Benign Neonatal Convulsion

Hwi Tae HT Kang¹, Heung Dong HD Kim¹, Young Ii YI Park¹, Churl Young CY Chung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Injae University, Sanggyue Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Benign neonatal convulsions are classified into benign idiopathic neonatal convulsions(fifth day fits) and benign familial neonatal convulsions. Benign familial neonatal convulsions occur mostly on the second and third days of life with f amily history of autosomal 4ominant trait. The prognosis is favourable but idiopathic epilepsy m ay occur in 5 percent of patients. Benign idiopathic neonatal convulsions ocurr around the fifth day of life without known etiology. Most of them have a favourable outcome too. Interictal EEG abnormality such as 'alternating sharp theta' are seen in most of cases.

Keywords :Benign neonatal convulsions