Effect of pramipexole in treatment of resistant restless legs syndrome

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 497-500

  Lin, Siong Chi ^a   Kaplan, Joseph ^a   Burger, Charles D ^a   Fredrickson, Paul A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; LEVODOPA; OPIATE; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 0031746327     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/73.6.497     Document Type: Article

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