Restless legs syndrome: An unusual cause for a perplexing syndrome

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 862-865

  Glasauer, F E ^a,b   Egnatchick, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

DA agents; Foramen magnum meningioma; Neurotransmitters; RLS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 0032707577     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100929     Document Type: Article

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