Actigraphy and leg movements during sleep: A validation study

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 154-160

  Sforza, Emilia ^a   Zamagni, Monica ^a   Petiav, Christophe ^a   Krieger, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Leg movements; Polysomnography

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0032934633     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199903000-00008     Document Type: Article

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