Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus: An under-recognized, non-epileptic condition

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 962-963

  Ramelli, Gian Paolo ^a   Sozzo, Alessandra B ^a   Vella, Silvano ^b   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a  

^a SAN GIOVANNI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Lindenhofspital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus; Epileptic seizures; Neonatology; Non epileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN NEONATAL SLEEP MYOCLONUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SLEEP;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PARASOMNIAS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 22944464093     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510028579     Document Type: Article

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