title: [Periodic dystonia].
abstract: 20 authors' personal observations of periodic dystonia, a rare neurological syndrome, are presented. Main clinical manifestations are discussed in detail: the age of the disease debut, provoking factors, duration and frequency of the fits, the motor pattern, daily distribution of paroxysms. The comparison with analogous literary data is given too.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Golubev
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Sukhacheva
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Vorob'eva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D010507:Periodicity