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.
Vaccario, M. L., Valenti, M. A., Carullo, A., Di Bartolomeo, R., Mazza, S., Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus: case report and follow-up of four members of an affected family., <<CLINICAL ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY>>, 2003; 34 (Gennaio): 15-17 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/11312]
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus: case report and follow-up of four members of an affected family.
Vaccario, Maria Luigia;Valenti, Maria Azzurra;Di Bartolomeo, Rossella;Mazza, Salvatore
2003
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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