
Balaji Susarla
University of Baroda, IndiaPresentation Title:
Fifth day fits
Abstract
Rotavirus infection was considered to be confined to the gastrointestinal tract, but many reports have shown that it may even cause extra intestinal manifestations including various neurological diseases, hepatitis, type 1 diabetes, myocardial dysfunction, pancreatitis and renal failure .Only a few studies have examined the association between rotavirus infection and neurological symptoms in newborns. Rotavirus infection has been suggested as a possible cause of ‘fifth day fits’ in 1990s by Hermann et al.They observed a coincidental detection of rotavirus in the stools of several newborns presenting with fifth day fits. The term fifth day fits was introduced in the 1980s to describe an epidemic of neonatal seizures that occurred in the 1970s. Fifth day fits are defined as the onset of seizures between the fourth and sixth days of life in an otherwise apparently healthy full term infants. Herein, I present a case of a newborn who presented to us on day 5 of life with seizures (Fifth day fits) and diagnosed as Rota viral Encephalitis.
Biography
Dr. Balaji Susarla, finished his Post graduate degree in Pediatrics at the age of 25, with a specialization in Neonatology which he completed when he was 29. He has over 13 years of experience in Neonatology. His special interests are Neonatal Nutrition, Perinatology and Neonatal Ventilation. He is currently working as the head of Neonatal Intensive care unit at Ankura Hospital for women and children since past 8 years. He has a number of publications in more than 50 journals.