Parasomnias of childhood

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 659-665

  Kotagal, Suresh ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Confusional arousals; Enuresis; Hypnic starts; Nightmares; Seizures; Sleep; Sleep walking

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; DESMOPRESSIN; IMIPRAMINE; OXYBUTYNIN;

BEDTIME DOSAGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENURESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NIGHTMARE; ONSET AGE; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP WALKING;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PARASOMNIAS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY;

EID: 57149117632     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328316bd9d     Document Type: Review

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