Sleep and temperature rhythms in two sisters with P102L Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker (GSS) disease

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 374-377

  Provini, Federica ^a   Vetrugno, Roberto ^a   Pierangeli, Giulia ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^a   Rizzo, Giovanni ^a   Filla, Alessandro ^b   Strisciuglio, Caterina ^b   Gallassi, Roberto ^a   Montagna, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Gerstmann Str ussler Scheinker; Neurodegerneative diseases; Polysomnography; Prion diseases; Sleep

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORE TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERSTMANN STRAUSSLER SCHEINKER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERSTMANN-STRAUSSLER-SCHEINKER DISEASE; HUMANS; POINT MUTATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIONS; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 64449086040     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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