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Nonepileptic motor phenomena in the neonate
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The newborn infant is prone to clinical motor phenomena that are not epileptic in nature. These include tremors, jitteriness, various forms of myoclonus and brainstem release phenomena. They are frequently misdiagnosed as seizures, resulting in unnecessary investigations and treatment with anticonvulsants, which have potentially harmful side effects. Unfortunately, there is a paucity of literature about many of these phenomena in the newborn, and some of the major textbooks refer to these events as nonepileptic seizures, leading to further confusion for the practitioner. The present paper aims to review these phenomena with special emphasis on differentiating them from epileptic seizures, and offers information on treatment and prognosis wherever possible.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Huntsman, R. J., Lowry, N. J., & Sankaran, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Venue
- Paediatrics & Child Health
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2008-10
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 680-684
- ISSN
- 1205-7088 (ISSN-L)
- 1918-1485
- PMC
- PMC2606074
- OpenAlex
- W2124741415
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Paediatrics & Child Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Epilepsy research and treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Neurological and metabolic disorders
- Keywords
- neonates, tremor, jitteriness, myoclonus, anticonvulsant therapy, differential diagnosis of seizures, prognosis
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