Developmental and benign movement disorders are a group of movement disorders with
onset in the neonatal period, infancy, or childhood. They are characterized by the absence …

Simple sleep-related movement disorders must be distinguished from daytime movement
disorders that persist during sleep, sleep-related epilepsy, and parasomnias, which are …

This review summarizes the current empirical and clinical literature on benign paroxysmal
movement disorders in infancy most relevant to practitioners. Paroxysmal benign movement …

OBJECTIVE: Neurologically normal term infants sometimes present with repetitive, rhythmic
myoclonic jerks that occur during sleep. The condition, which is traditionally resolved by 3 …

Neurologists are often enlisted to help diagnose, evaluate, and manage a spectrum of
abnormal spells during the night ranging from parasomnias to motor disturbance that span …

Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is a condition characterized by myoclonus occurring
during sleep. Reported here are 18 cases of infants who had electroencephalographic …

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 …

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 …

Publisher Summary This chapter illustrates that sleep identifies a natural and healthy,
temporary, and periodical state of rest, with suspension of the sensorial functions of the …

This chapter deals with motor functions and dysfunctions in sleep. A variety of motor
disorders may appear during sleep interfering with sleep. After a brief summary of motor …