En sömnstörning kännetecknad av paroxysmala (anfallsvisa) episoder av koreoatetos, ballistiska och dystoniska rörelser, och halvt avsiktlig aktivitet. Episoderna uppträder under icke-REM-sömn och återkommer typiskt flera gånger per natt.
A parasomnia characterized by paroxysmal episodes of choreoathetotic, ballistic, dystonic movements, and semipurposeful activity. The episodes occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep and typically recur several times per night. (Neurology 1992 Jul;42(7 Suppl 6):61-67; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p391)
PLMS
Dystonia, Nocturnal Paroxysmal — Dystonias, Nocturnal Paroxysmal — Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dystonias — Paroxysmal Dystonia, Nocturnal — Paroxysmal Dystonias, Nocturnal — Hypnogenic Paroxysmal Dystonia — Dystonia, Hypnogenic Paroxysmal — Dystonias, Hypnogenic Paroxysmal — Hypnogenic Paroxysmal Dystonias — Paroxysmal Dystonia, Hypnogenic — Paroxysmal Dystonias, Hypnogenic — Sleep-Related Dystonia — Dystonia, Sleep-Related — Dystonias, Sleep-Related — Sleep Related Dystonia — Sleep-Related Dystonias — Dystonia, Nocturnal, Paroxysmal