- nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia
- a type of parasomnia occurring during NREM sleep, characterized by paroxysms of dystonic movements; in some persons these may progress to epileptic seizures.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia
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