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Rare Disease

benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood

MONDO:0016209

Also known as:benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia in childhoodbenign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood

Overview

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.

ResearchLimited published research (3 articles)

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood.

3 publications have been identified in PubMed for benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (100%).

Recent Publications

Rissardo JP (2024). [PMID: 39088707](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39088707/). *Rambam Maimonides medical journal*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Spoto G (2024). [PMID: 38921008](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38921008/). *Current issues in molecular biology*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Auwerx C (2024). [PMID: 39332410](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39332410/). *American journal of human genetics*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC

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External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:209973

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:20445

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benign familial nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood

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