title: Acquired paroxysmal movement disorders.
abstract: Acquired paroxysmal movement disorders are reported less frequently than the familial forms of paroxysmal dyskinesias. Three children, with the acquired form of the disorder which followed an early childhood encephalopathic event, are described. Three similarly affected children have been reported previously. Movement disorders developing after perinatal encephalopathy appear to be a distinct entity. Patients with this condition demonstrated clinical improvement following the initiation of antiepileptic medications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison 53792.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001264:Athetosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000150:complications; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000175:diagnosis; D012151:Resuscitation