title: Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus: case report and follow-up of four members of an affected family.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of Rome, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy. mlvaccario@libero.it
authors.forename: M Luigia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vaccario
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carullo
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazza
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010375:Pedigree