Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus: case report and follow-up of four members of an affected family. |
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| Authors: | M Luigia Vaccario Maria A Valenti Anna Carullo Rossella Di Bartolomeo Salvatore Mazza |
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| Institution: | Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Rome, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy. mlvaccario@libero.it |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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