GABAPENTIN FOR FAMILIAL PAROXYSMAL DYSTONIC CHOREOATHETOSIS

We present a 4-year-old girl with stereotyped episodes of inability to speak and dystonic posturing of the face and extremities lasting 20 m inutes. An older brother and mother had similar spells in childhood. R outine and video-EEG during events were normal. The diagnosis was non- kinesigenic paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis since the episodes wer e not exacerbated by movement. Gabapentin 10 mg/kg/d eliminated most a ttacks.