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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Neurol. 2010 Oct 4;26(3):322–328. doi: 10.1177/0883073810380915

Table 3.

Stage of Encephalopathy, Treatment, and Outcomes Among Infants With and Without Neonatal Seizures

Seizures (n = 127) No seizures (n = 81) P value*
Number 127 81
Hypothermia treatment 56 (44%) 46 (57%) .09
Death or disability 78 (62%) 32 (40%) .003
Moderate HIE 70 (56%) 65 (79%) <.001
Severe HIE 56 (44%) 17 (21%)
MDI 75 ± 23 (n = 83) 81 ± 15 (n = 55) .07
 MDI < 70 33 (40%) 1 1 (20%) .02

Abbreviations: HIE, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; MDI, Bayley Mental Development Index.

*

P values are from Fisher exact test for categorical variables, or t test for MDI.

No correction for multiple testing.