Increased frequency of self-reported parasomnias in patients suffering from vitiligo

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-168

  Mouzas, Odysseas ^a   Angelopoulos, Nikiforos ^a   Papaliagka, Maria ^a   Tsogas, Panagiotis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Parasomnias; Skin disorders; Sleep disorders; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL DREAMING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ILLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOAMINE NERVE CELL; NIGHTMARE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PARASOMNIA; PATHOGENESIS; SELF REPORT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WALKING; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASOMNIAS; SELF DISCLOSURE; VITILIGO;

EID: 42349099307     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0355     Document Type: Article

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