Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus.
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is a non-epileptic disorder. This phenomenon of the first weeks of life is characterized by erratic myoclonic jerks occurring only during sleep and with no electroencephalographic changes. It is not associated with perinatal complications, disappears spontaneously within two to four months, and it does not compromise future development. We illustrate with a video this relatively frequent condition, which is often misdiagnosed as epileptic in nature, and discuss the clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis.
Epilepsy Treatment and Research Unit, Federal University of São Paulo. marxcatherine@hotmail.com
Catherine
C
Marx
Marcelo Rodrigues
MR
Masruha
Eliana
E
Garzon
Luiz Celso Pereira
LC
Vilanova
D004562:Electrocardiography; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000503:physiopathology