REM sleep behaviour disorder differentiates pure autonomic failure from multiple system atrophy with autonomic failure

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 683-685

  Plazzi, Giuseppe ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^a   Montagna, Pasquale ^a   De Monte, Alessandro ^a   Corsini, Raffaella ^a   Contin, Manuela ^a   Provini, Federica ^a   Pierangeli, Giulia ^a   Lugaresi, Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple system atrophy; Pure autonomic failure; REM sleep behaviour disorder in primary autonomic failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REM SLEEP; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

EID: 0031954525     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.5.683     Document Type: Article

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