Abstract
A single-site prospective study with intention-to-treat design was performed with 26 children with TS. After an observation period, participants were randomized into two groups: Group a started diet immediately, and group B started after a further observation period of 3-5 months. Participants were examined with validated diagnostic instruments to assess severity of tics and comorbidity at diet start, after one month and thereafter every three months. The mean number of days on diet was 65.62 days.
Highlights
Sudden, brief involuntary movement of the limbs is described as myoclonus [1]
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus is when these jerky movement occurs during sleep but stop during awakening and is associated with normal encephalography [2,3]
Initial earlier consideration was benign neonatal myoclonus to rule out associated malaria
Summary
To highlight the occurrence of myoclonus which are occasionally misdiagnosed when proper and adequate history is not taken. Method and subjects: To describe four neonates with jerky movements of the limbs who were seen in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital between January 2014 to December 2018. They were all referred from other facilities for further management. The characteristics of the jerky movements were profiled and other confounding clinical states were excluded
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