Familial benign neonatal sleep myoclonus.
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is a nonepileptic syndrome characterized by myoclonic jerks during sleep. It occurs in the first weeks of life and disappears, in most cases, within 3 months. There are no sequelae, and psychomotor and cognitive development are normal. The syndrome is usually sporadic; only a few familial cases have been reported in the literature. This case report describes three members of a single family with benign neonatal sleep myoclonus and discusses its differentiation from other types of myoclonus.
Cohen
Rony
R
Department of Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy Center, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, Israel. ronic@clalit.org.il
Shuper
Avinoam
A
Straussberg
Rachel
R
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D020189:Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous