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Paroxysmal Exercise-Induced Dyskinesia

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Paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesia (PED) is a clinical syndrome manifesting with recurrent attacks of dystonia usually lasting between 15 and 40 min, although exceptions are possible, and that are brought on by sustained exercise. Over the last years, the etiological spectrum of PED has been increasingly expanding to include a number of genetic disorders, some of which are treatable conditions.

In the current chapter, we will provide an overview of the different conditions associated with PED and propose a workup to reach a definitive diagnosis, upon which treatment options heavily rely.

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    Sara Scannapieco & Roberto Erro

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  1. Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA

    Kapil D. Sethi

  2. Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy

    Roberto Erro

  3. Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK

    Kailash P. Bhatia

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A 19-year-old girl with SLC2A1 mutations, whose baseline gait demonstrates mild spasticity of her right leg. An attack of PED is shown. (Originally appeared in Erro et al. [5])

There are no abnormalities when initiating cycling, while after 10 min a unilateral PED attack in the left foot occurs in a patient with early-onset PD. (Originally appeared in Erro et al. [5]) (MOV 9470 kb)

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Scannapieco, S., Erro, R. (2021). Paroxysmal Exercise-Induced Dyskinesia. In: Sethi, K.D., Erro, R., Bhatia, K.P. (eds) Paroxysmal Movement Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53721-0_5

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