Restless legs syndrome: An early manifestation of Huntington's disease?

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 274-276

  Savva, E ^a   Schnorf, H ^a   Burkhard, P R ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Huntington's disease; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LEG MOVEMENT; NERVE DEGENERATION; NOTE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 61849179527     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01091.x     Document Type: Note

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