title: Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus: an under-recognized, non-epileptic condition.
abstract: During a 3-y period 13 newborns were referred for investigation of jerks. The events were epileptic in six children. The diagnosis of benign neonatal sleep myoclonus was made in the remaining seven children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is an important neonatal entity that can be mistaken for epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, San Giovanni Hospital, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland. gpramelli@bluewin.ch
authors.forename: Gian Paolo
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Ramelli
authors.forename: Alessandra B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Sozzo
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vella
authors.forename: Mario G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bianchetti
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020189:Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies