Sonographic substantia nigra hypoechogenicity in polyneuropathy and restless legs syndrome

Movement Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-137

  Godau, Jana ^a   Manz, Almut ^a   Wevers, Anne Kathrin ^a   Gaenslen, Alexandra ^a   Berg, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuropathy; Restless legs syndrome; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYMPTOM; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

AGED; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 61449244759     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22391     Document Type: Article

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