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Mental Disorders > Sleep Wake Disorders > Parasomnias > Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Sleep Wake Disorders > Parasomnias > Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Sleep Wake Disorders > Parasomnias > Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia

Preferred term

Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dystonia, Hypnogenic Paroxysmal
  • Dystonia, Nocturnal, Paroxysmal
  • Dystonias, Hypnogenic Paroxysmal
  • Dystonia, Sleep-Related
  • Dystonias, Sleep-Related
  • Hypnogenic Paroxysmal Dystonia
  • Hypnogenic Paroxysmal Dystonias
  • Paroxysmal Dystonia, Hypnogenic
  • Paroxysmal Dystonias, Hypnogenic
  • Sleep Related Dystonia
  • Sleep-Related Dystonia
  • Sleep-Related Dystonias

Scope note

  • A parasomnia characterized by paroxysmal episodes of choreoathetotic, ballistic, dystonic movements, and semipurposeful activity. The episodes occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep and typically recur several times per night. (Neurology 1992 Jul;42(7 Suppl 6):61-67; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p391)

History note

  • 2000

In other languages

  • yönaikainen kohtauksittainen dystonia

    Finnish

  • hypnogeeninen kohtauksittainen dystonia
  • hypnogeninen paroksysmaalinen dystonia
  • unenaikainen kohtauksittainen dystonia
  • unenaikainen kohtauksittainen lihasjänteyshäiriö
  • unenaikainen paroksysmaalinen dystonia
  • unenaikainen paroksysmaalinen lihasjänteyshäiriö
  • yönaikainen kohtauksittainen lihasjänteyshäiriö
  • yönaikainen paroksysmaalinen dystonia
  • yönaikainen paroksysmaalinen lihasjänteyshäiriö
  • Nattlig paroxysmal dystoni

    Swedish

  • PLMS

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020183

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