Abstract
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is a syndrome characterized by the occurrence of repetitive myoclonic jerks of the extremities exclusively during non-rapid eye movement sleep in the early life of healthy newborns. No etiological factors are present. The onset is within the first 15 days of life with spontaneous disappearance within 3-4 months. These myoclonic events are commonly diagnosed as epileptic seizures. We observed 12 newborns with this clinical pattern; the follow-up ranges from 12 to 60 months. Long-term video-polygraphic electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring demonstrated normal EEG activity, thus confirming that these unusual events were nonepileptic.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 191-194 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Movement Disorders |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |
Keywords
- Neonatal myoclonus
- Non rapid eye movement sleep
- Nonepileptic disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)