Periodic leg movements are not more prevalent in insomnia or hypersomnia but are specifically associated with sleep disorders involving a dopaminergic impairment

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-167

  Montplaisir, Jacques ^a   Michaud, Martin ^a   Denesle, Régine ^a   Gosselin, Anik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0000733704     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9457(00)00014-9     Document Type: Note

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