Bilateral restless legs affecting a phantom limb, treated with dopamine agonists

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-570

  Skidmore, F M ^a   Drago, Valeria ^a,b   Foster, P S ^a,c   Heilman, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPINIROLE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGNOSIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; AMPUTATION; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AMPUTATION; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; HUMANS; INDOLES; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOM LIMB; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 65449145209     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.152652     Document Type: Article

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