Reflex @entity3148 in infancy: a new age-dependent XXXX related to startle reaction.

@entity1 @entity410 @entity2045 @entity1092 @entity2052 @entity74 @entity302 @entity3148
Benign @entity3148 of infancy (BMEI) is an @entity74 characterized by spontaneous @entity2045 with onset in the first 2 years of life. We observed 6 neurologically normal @entity1 (aged 6-21 months) with attacks that resembled those of BMEI but that occurred as reflex responses to unexpected auditory and tactile stimuli. four @entity1 also had rare spontaneous attacks. These reflex attacks consisted of isolated muscle jerks or clusters of up to eight symmetric limb jerks affecting mainly the arms. Five of the @entity1 had a family history of @entity410 . @entity2045 disappeared in 4-14 months. In 3 @entity1 , the jerks stopped spontaneously; the others responded to @entity1092 ( @entity2052 ). @entity2045 could be elicited in wakefulness and in sleep. Ictal EEGs showed brief generalized spike- or polyspike-and-wave discharges. Interictal EEGs were normal during wakefulness; during sleep, brief generalized discharges were evident. We propose that reflex @entity3148 of infancy (RMEI) is a new age-dependent @entity302 ( @entity302 ) syndrome, with an apparently good prognosis.
