Reflex studies and MRI in the restless legs syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-150

  Bucher, S F ^a   Trenkwalder, C ^b   Oertel, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Exteroceptive silent period; H reflex; MRI; Restless legs syndrome (RLS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 0029781627     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb07045.x     Document Type: Article

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