REM sleep behaviour disorder treated with melatonin in a patient with Alzheimer's disease

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 492-495

  Anderson, Kirstie N ^a   Jamieson, Sarah ^a   Graham, Andrew J ^a   Shneerson, John M ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Melatonin; REM sleep behaviour disorder

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; MELATONIN; RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN 140; RIVASTIGMINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 43049170505     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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