Restless legs syndrome

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-264

  Silber, Michael H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMOCRIPTINE MESILATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PERGOLIDE; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

ANAMNESIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LIMB MOVEMENT; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031447801     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.3.261     Document Type: Review

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