[Concurrence of short and long lasting episodes of nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia in an epileptic patient].

Abstract

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.

• Authors: E Rodríguez Moreno, V Acilona, F Boza, J E Ortega, M Carballo, A Palomino, C Arenas
• Journal: Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain) (Neurologia) Vol. 12 Issue 3 Pg. 136-9 (Mar 1997) ISSN: 0213-4853 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Coexistencia de episodios de distonía paroxística nocturna de corta y de larga duración en una paciente epiléptica.
• PMID: 9198455 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anticonvulsants
• Carbamazepine
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
• Vigabatrin

Topics

• Adult
• Anticonvulsants (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Carbamazepine (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Dystonia (complications)
• Electroencephalography
• Epilepsy, Complex Partial (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Vigabatrin
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)