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Descriptor English:   Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Distonía Paroxismal Nocturna 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Distonia Paroxística Noturna 
Synonyms English:   Dystonia, Nocturnal, Paroxysmal
Hypnogenic Paroxysmal Dystonia
Sleep-Related Dystonia  
Tree Number:   C10.886.659.627
F03.870.664.627
Definition English:   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 English:   2000 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
blood cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced classification
congenital complications
diet therapy diagnosis
drug therapy economics
ethnology embryology
enzymology epidemiology
etiology genetics
history immunology
metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy surgery
therapy urine
ultrasonography veterinary
virology  
Record Number:   34365 
Unique Identifier:   D020183 

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