Diagnosis and management of restless legs syndrome in children

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-156

  Simakajornboon, Narong ^a   Kheirandish Gozal, Leila ^b   Gozal, David ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Dopaminergic medications; Iron therapy; Periodic limb movement disorder; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FERRITIN; GABAPENTIN; IRON; LEVODOPA; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE;

CARDIAC VALVE FIBROSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FLUID RETENTION; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NOSE CONGESTION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRON; LEVODOPA; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 61449229152     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2008.12.002     Document Type: Review

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