Long-term course of restless legs syndrome in dialysis patients after kidney transplantation

Movement Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1072-1076

  Winkelmann, Julianne ^a   Stautner, Anette ^b   Samtleben, Walter ^c   Trenkwalder, Claudia ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Kidney transplantation; Restless legs syndrome; Uremia

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; BROMOCRIPTINE; DIAZEPAM; DIHYDROCODEINE; TILIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

EID: 0036765159     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10231     Document Type: Article

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