The validation of a new actigraphy system for the measurement of periodic leg movements in sleep

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-513

  King, Martin A ^a   Jaffre, Marc Olivier ^a   Morrish, Emma ^a   Shneerson, John M ^a   Smith, Ian E ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Periodic leg movements; Polysomnography; Screening test

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SLEEP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 27944499784     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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