benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood
MONDO:0016209Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood is a rare neurologic disease characterized by recurrent attacks of nocturnal screaming or crying followed or accompanied by unilateral or sometimes bilateral hemiplegia. Disorder is not associated with neurological or developmental impairments but may be associated with mild behavioral abnormalities.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016209), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
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Other names
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Resolves to: benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Also called
- benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia in childhood