REM sleep behaviour disorder in the elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 888-891

  Chiu, Helen F K ^a,b   Wing, Y K ^a   Chung, Dicky W S ^a   Ho, Crover K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Elderly; REM sleep behaviour disorder

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE ATONIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP;

AGED; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0030924443     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199709)12:9<888::AID-GPS656>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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