ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Movement disorders
8A02 — Dystonic disorders
8A02.2 — Paroxysmal dystonia

ICD-11 8A02.2 — Paroxysmal dystonia

Paroxysmal dyskinesias are a group of rare movement disorders characterised by their recurrent and episodic nature, arising from a background of normal motor activity and behaviour. These abnormal movements can manifest in the form of ballism, dystonia, chorea and athetosis or a combination of these.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.