By Karen Blum
Nearly 25% of preterm infants may have seizure-like events, many with associated changes in vital signs, but whether this is part of normal development or whether these babies need to be monitored and treated for seizures remains an unanswered question, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported (J Pediatr 2023;257:113348).
Infants are more likely to experience a seizure during the first month of life than at any other point in their life span,