[Concurrence of short and long lasting episodes of nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia in an epileptic patient].
We report the case of a patient with nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia (NPD) meeting not only the diagnostic criteria described by Lugaresi et al. in 1981, but also presenting with features suggestive of underlying epilepsy as well as other differences from the diagnostic criteria originally described for NPD, such as short- and long-lasting episodes and poor response to antiepileptic drugs. The case we describe suggests a different entity, one that is unrelated to epilepsy or true NPD.
Rodríguez Moreno
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Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.
Acilona
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Boza
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Ortega
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Carballo
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Palomino
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Arenas
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D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004421:Dystonia / Q000150:complications*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020888:Vigabatrin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D020888:Vigabatrin