Propriospinal myoclonus at sleep onset

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 351-355

  Montagna, P ^a   Provini, F ^a   Vetrugno, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Myoclonus; Propriospinal; Sleep; Sleep wake transition; Spinal

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCALP; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SYMPTOM; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AGED; CLONAZEPAM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONUS; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; RELAXATION; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP-WAKE TRANSITION DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33847332009     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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