Neonatal seizure

What it means

A seizure occurring within the neonatal period (28 days beyond the full term date).

This term encompasses clinical only (motor or non-motor without electrographic confirmation), electro-clinical and electrographic only seizures. Where the seizure also meets the definition of status epilepticus it should be coded twice.

Rare diseases that can present with this4

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category