Agrypnia Excitata: A microneurographic study of muscle sympathetic nerve activity

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1139-1142

  Donadio, V ^a   Montagna, P ^a   Pennisi, M ^b   Rinaldi, R ^c   Stasi, V Di ^a   Avoni, P ^a   Bugiardini, E ^a   Giannoccaro, M P ^a   Cortelli, P ^a   Plazzi, G ^a   Baruzzi, A ^a   Liguori, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agrypnia Excitata; Insomnia; Microneurography; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRYPNIA EXCITATA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSOMNIA, FATAL FAMILIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERONEAL NERVE; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 65849514816     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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