Testosterone not associated with violent dreams or REM sleep behavior disorder in men with Parkinson's

Movement Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 411-414

  Chou, Kelvin L ^a,b   Moro De Casillas, Maria L ^a   Amick, Melissa M ^b,c   Borek, Leora L ^b,d,e   Friedman, Joseph H ^a,b  

^a NeuroHealth Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of NeuroHealth   (United States)

^e BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

REM sleep; REM sleep behavior disorder; Sleep disorders and Parkinson's disease; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEN'S HEALTH; NIGHTMARE; PARASOMNIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP STAGE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; DREAMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; SLEEP, REM; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34147173270     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21339     Document Type: Article

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