Simple Sleep-Related Movement Disorders of Childhood Including Benign Sleep Myoclonus of Infancy, Rhythmic Movement Disorder, and Childhood Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-432

  Walters, Arthur S ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CABERGOLINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; IRON; LEVODOPA; METHADONE; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OXYCODONE; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ATAXIA; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BENIGN SLEEP MYOCLONUS OF INFANCY; CHILDHOOD; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HALLUCINATION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 64849104389     PISSN: 1556407X     EISSN: 15564088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2007.05.018     Document Type: Review

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