Definition of neonatal encephalopathy according to avery textbook
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Avery's Diseases of the Newborn definition neonatal encephalopathy
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Neonatal encephalopathy is a clinically defined syndrome of disturbed neurologic function in the earliest days of life, characterized by:
- abnormal or depressed level of consciousness
- seizures
- difficulty initiating or maintaining respiration
- depressed tone and reflexes
It is a clinical syndrome, not synonymous with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Hypoxic-ischemic injury is one possible cause.
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