Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of pergolide in restless legs syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1599-1602

  Earley, Christopher J ^a,b,c   Yaffee, Jennifer B ^a   Allen, Richard P ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; PERGOLIDE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DREAMING; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP; STOMACH PAIN; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031677642     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.6.1599     Document Type: Article

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