Commentary on controversies in sleep medicine. Montplaisir et al.: Periodic leg movements are not more prevalent in insomia but are specifically associated with sleep disorders involving a dopaminergic mechanism

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 367-369

  Silber, Michael H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; IMMOBILIZATION; INSOMNIA; LEG MOVEMENT; PERIODICITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034921813     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9457(01)00106-X     Document Type: Note

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