Restless legs syndrome

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-65

  Lai, Szu Chia ^a   Chen, Rou Shayn ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Periodic limb movement; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; CODEINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; NITRAZEPAM; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE; TEMAZEPAM;

BEDTIME DOSAGE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NIGHT SLEEP; POLYNEUROPATHY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UREMIA;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; REFLEX; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 41749104438     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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