Status epilepticus and capillary leak syndrome in a neonate related to perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Karagol B. S., ERDEVE Ö., ARSAN S., Atasay B., Ekim M., TEBER S., ...More

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.77, no.4, pp.439-441, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12098-010-0011-7
  • Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.439-441
  • Keywords: Hypoxic-ischemic cerebral injury, Capillary leak syndrome, Status epilepticus, Inflammatory mediators, NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA, CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS, INTERLEUKIN-8
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Hypoxic-ischemic cerebral injury that occurs during the perinatal period is one of the most commonly recognized cause of long-term neurological deficit in children, often referred to as cerebral palsy. We describe a case with capillary leak syndrome and seizures to co-morbid status epilepticus related to perinatal hypoxicischemic encephalopathy in newborn period.