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Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia - case report
Karolina Kania1, Izabela Niśkiewicz1, Aleksandra Wierzbicka-Wichniak2
1Department of Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Abstract:
Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia describes a syndrome consisting of recurrent motor episodes of dystonic-dyskinetic features arising from non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. In the article, the authors present female case of nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia. The patient has had attacks since her childhood and was eventually diagnosed at the age of 48. Therapy with carbamazepine considerably reduced the frequency and entent of seizures. The present case evidences that nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia still is a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Especially, we emphasize the importance of polysomnography in the verification of the diagnosis.
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