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Whenever any parent hears that their baby is having convulsions or seizures the parents' first reaction is isn't the baby too young can the baby get convulsions at this age? Is the baby going to survive? If they do are they going to be normal? Will they develop epilepsy? Dr Kishore Kumar, Neonatologist and Pediatrician, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Bengalurushares that all these are common questions a parent comes across in their minds some express it, and some suffer silently. Neonatal convulsions are abnormal movements or portions of the body - due to abnormal activity in the brain. They are relatively rare, affecting 1 in 1000 live birth babies. Neonatal Convulsions Or Seizures The fact of life is that neonatal convulsions or seizures are most often preventable. Here is the rule Prevention is better than cure. Newborn brain is developing too fast their brain size (measured by head circumference is 35 cm at birth, and by two years of age, it is usually around 50 cm.) Adult ...