Pediatric sleep-related breathing disorders and restless legs syndrome: How children are different

Neurologist

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 325-337

  Hoban, Timothy F ^a,b   Chervin, Ronald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Periodic limb movement disorder; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CAFFEINE; FLUTICASONE; GABAPENTIN; LEVODOPA; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; OPIATE; PRAMIPEXOLE; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COR PULMONALE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 27944485232     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nrl.0000165304.09126.59     Document Type: Review

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