Jitteriness
Jitteriness
Jitteriness implies an exaggerated startle response, reflecting CNS overactivity. This may be confused in neonates with clonic seizures, but in the former there is stimulus sensitivity and an absence of associated ocular movements. However, both may occur in hypoxic-ischemic or metabolic encephalopathies or with drug withdrawal.
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