Restless leg syndrome, dopamine agonists and sleep attacks

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 872-873

  Rose, A R ^a   Antic, N A ^a   McEvoy, R D ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABERGOLINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP ATTACK; SLEEP DISORDER; SUDDEN ONSET SLEEP;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 57649177547     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01816.x     Document Type: Letter

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