Scientific article
Case report
English

Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood: two cases with positive evolution

Published inBrain & development, vol. 33, no. 6, p. 525-529
Publication date2011
Abstract

Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia (BNAH) of childhood is distinct from the classic form of malignant alternating hemiplegia of childhood [1]. It is characterized by hemiplegic attacks occurring exclusively during sleep [2]. It can be misdiagnosed as migraine, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, benign rolandic epilepsy, Panayiotopoulos syndrome, or sleep-related movement disorder [1-4]. Only nine patients have been described to date, with typically, a normal development [1,5-7]. In order to insist about the benignity of the affection, we report two cases: a new three-year-old boy suffering from BNAH and a patient already published to show positive evolution at fourteen years of age. BNAH is a rare disorder but may be underdiagnosed. Making an early diagnosis can help to describe to the parents the good prognosis without treatment.

Keywords
  • Adolescent
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Progression
  • Hemiplegia/diagnosis/physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sleep Disorders/diagnosis/physiopathology
Citation (ISO format)
VILLÉGA, Frédéric et al. Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood: two cases with positive evolution. In: Brain & development, 2011, vol. 33, n° 6, p. 525–529. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.08.008
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