Some Mysteries Of Neonatal Seizures Explained
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 12:29
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study provides new insight into the mechanism of neonatal seizures, which have features very different from seizures in older children and adults. The finding that neurons in different parts of the brains of newborn mammals respond differently to the neurotransmitter GABA may explain why seizures in the neonatal brain may not produce visible convulsions and why the antiseizure drug phenobarbital can exacerbate the invisible nature of neonatal seizures.