Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus: Case report and follow-up of four members of an affected family

Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus (BNSM), characterized by myoclonic jerks of the extremities only in non-REM sleep, occurs in the first months of life with spontaneous disappearance within 3-4 months. We examined five siblings with typical BNSM, at the 3-10 years follow-up neurological examination. P...

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Published in:Clinical EEG electroencephalography 2003, Vol.34 (1), p.15-17
Main Authors: VACCARIO, M. Luigia, VALENTI, Maria A, CARULLO, Anna, DI BARTOLOMEO, Rossella, MAZZA, Salvatore
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Language:English
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Age of Onset
Biological and medical sciences
Electroencephalography
Female
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Myoclonus - epidemiology
Myoclonus - genetics
Myoclonus - physiopathology
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Pedigree
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Summary:Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus (BNSM), characterized by myoclonic jerks of the extremities only in non-REM sleep, occurs in the first months of life with spontaneous disappearance within 3-4 months. We examined five siblings with typical BNSM, at the 3-10 years follow-up neurological examination. Psychomotor development, cognitive functions and EEG were completely normal. These cases confirm that BNSM is a self limited and nonepileptic disorder.
ISSN:0009-9155
DOI:10.1177/155005940303400107