Restless legs syndrome augmentation and pramipexole treatment

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Ferini Strambi, L ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Pramipexole; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; CARBIDOPA; CLONAZEPAM; FERRITIN; GABAPENTIN; LEVODOPA; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0036864736     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9457(02)00144-2     Document Type: Article

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