Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements of sleep: Global therapeutic considerations

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 247-251

  Schenck, Carlos H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; INSOMNIA; LIMB MOVEMENT; NONREM SLEEP; PATIENT CARE; REM SLEEP; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NOTE; PARASOMNIA;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OLANZAPINE; PIRENZEPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CLONAZEPAM; HUMANS; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PIRENZEPINE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0036707018     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/smrv.2002.0251     Document Type: Editorial

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