Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia.

[Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia, movement disorder and epilepsy].

INTRODUCTION Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia (NPD) is a disorder which appears during sleep. It is characterized by generally brief paroxysmal motor events which are complex when clinically expressed and are often repetitive. The origin of this disorder has been a matter for discussion for some time. Initially it was considered a specific movement disorder, but recently it has been suggested that...

Metformin-induced paroxysmal dystonia.

Intestinal perforation in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare hematologic disorder that manifests with hemolytic anemia, thrombosis, and peripheral blood cytopenias.Acute abdominal pain is one of the PNH clinical manifestations due to venous thrombosis of intra-abdominal sites including hepatic, portal, mesenteric, and splenic veins.Eculizumaband allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) arethe only w...

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) literally means to have episodes of hemoglobin in the urine during the night. It is a Coomb's negative rare hemolytic disorder characterized by non-malignant clonal expansion of haemopoietic stem cells due to acquired genetic mutations. A 30 years old male patient presented with 5 years history of transfusion dependent anemia with intermittent episodes ...

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria

A Clinico-Pathological Conference held in the University of Bristol on the 6th November 1962 chairman: professor t. f. hewer Dr. Crow: This lady was 57 at the time of death and although her early history isi little scanty it seems likely that the disease which ultimately caused her death first presented around the age of 21. We have nothing like complete notes up to 1953, but even so her notes ...