Estrogen therapy reduces nocturnal periodic limb movements

Maturitas

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-322

  Hachul, Helena ^a   Baracat, Edmund Chada ^a   Soares Jr , José Maria ^a   Haidar, Mauro Abi ^a   de Mello, Marco Túlio ^a   Tufik, Sérgio ^a   Bittencourt, Lia Rita Azeredo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estrogen therapy; Menopause; Periodic leg movements; Sleep; Sleep disturbances

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEG PAIN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RATING SCALE; REM SLEEP; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 36049030031     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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