Magnesium not likely to play a major role in the pathogenesis of Restless Legs Syndrome: Serum and cerebrospinal fluid studies

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 186-187

  Walters, Arthur S ^a   Elin, Ronald J ^b   Cohen, Barry ^c   Moller, Jens Carsten ^d   Oertel, Wolfgang ^d   Stiasny Kolster, Karin ^d  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEVODOPA; MAGNESIUM;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING HABIT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 33846815489     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.07.001     Document Type: Letter

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