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Most common cause of seizure in newborn is –

A
Hypoxia induced ischemic encephalopathy
B
Hypocalcemia
C
Metabolic abnormality
D
Sepsis
High-Yield Explanation
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEONATAL SEIZURES Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy → Most common cause (60%). Intracranial hemorrhage                        Hypoglycemia                                    Hyponatremia                                      Pyridoxine deficiency                          Drug withdrawal                                  Benign familial neonatal seizures Infection Hypocalcaemia, Hypomagnesaemia Disorder of amino and organic acid metabolism, hyperammonemia Developmental defects No cause found

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