Comment on Shpirer et al. ("Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson's disease: A polysomnographic study") [6]

Movement Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1520-

  Trotti, Lynn Marie ^a   Rye, David B ^a   Bliwise, Donald L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CARBIDOPA; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34548050695     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21487     Document Type: Letter

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