Phenobarbital and midazolam suppress neonatal seizures in a noninvasive rat model of birth asphyxia, whereas bumetanide is ineffective.
Marie JohneKerstin RömermannPhilip HampelBjörn GailusWiebke TheilmannTommi Ala-KurikkaKai KailaWolfgang LöscherPublished in: Epilepsia (2020)
The data demonstrate that bumetanide does not increase the efficacy of phenobarbital in a model of birth asphyxia, which is consistent with the negative data of the recent human trial. The translational data obtained with the novel rat model of birth asphyxia indicate that it is a useful tool to evaluate novel treatments for neonatal seizures.