"Benign Neonatal Sleep Myoclonus"

Neonatal sleep myoclonus is a benign disorder characterized by myoclonic jerks occurring only during sleep and presenting in the first month of life. The condition is self-limited, requires no treatment and is unassociated with any developmental and neurological deficits(1,2).

The fact that benign neonatal sleep myoclonus (BNSM) is an innocuous and non-epileptic phenomenon is not well recognized(2,3). Not uncommonly, BNSM is confused with neonatal seizure disorder, resulting in unnecessary investiga-tions, treatment and parental anxiety(1,2).

Here we describe 2 cases of BNSM with an aim to create awareness about this condition.

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