Pergolide and carbidopa/levodopa treatment of the restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements in sleep in a consecutive series of patients

Sleep

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 801-810

  Earley, Christopher J ^a   Allen, Richard P ^b  

^a Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carbidopa levodopa; Pergolide; Periodic leg movements; Restless legs augmentation; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; OPIATE; PERGOLIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0030437822     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/19.10.801     Document Type: Article

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