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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of levetiracetam as a first-line treatment for seizures in a neonatal population.<\/jats:p>\n        <jats:p>\n          <jats:bold>METHODS<\/jats:bold> A single-center, retrospective review of neonates at a tertiary medical center who received levetiracetam as a first-line agent after benzodiazepines for seizure control between 2015 and 2017 was conducted. Chart review was completed to analyze patient and treatment characteristics. The primary outcome was seizure control, defined as clinical seizure cessation and video electroencephalogram resolution, with no new seizures documented prior to discharge.<\/jats:p>\n        <jats:p>\n          <jats:bold>RESULTS<\/jats:bold> A total of 36 patients met inclusion criteria. Seventeen patients (47%) had seizure control after intravenous levetiracetam as monotherapy. Eighteen patients required a second anticonvulsant, of which 13 (72%) had seizure control. In total, 30 patients (83%) had seizure control with levetiracetam monotherapy or combination therapy of levetiracetam plus fosphenytoin or phenobarbital.<\/jats:p>\n        <jats:p>\n          <jats:bold>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:bold> Levetiracetam monotherapy provided seizure control in about 50% of the patients reviewed. Overall, seizure control was observed in 83% of the study population that received either levetiracetam monotherapy or combination therapy of levetiracetam plus fosphenytoin or phenobarbital as a second-line agent. Further studies are warranted to directly compare historical therapies with levetiracetam for neonatal seizure control.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5863\/1551-6776-24.4.320","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,15]],"date-time":"2019-07-15T20:39:48Z","timestamp":1563223188000},"page":"320-326","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Effectiveness of Levetiracetam as a First-Line Anticonvulsant for Neonatal Seizures"],"prefix":"10.5863","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Alexander M.","family":"Kreimer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Robert A.","family":"Littrell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Julia B.","family":"Gibson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Noelle R.","family":"Leung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3883","reference":[{"key":"i1551-6776-24-4-320-b1","series-title":"J Med Sci Clin Res","first-page":"19495","article-title":"Comparison of clinical and etiologic profile of neonatal seizures over a decade\u2014a hospital based prospective study","volume":"5","year":"2017","unstructured":"Geetha\n              S\n            , SarasamS, IypeM, \n          et al. 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