Propriospinal myoclonus at sleep onset causing severe insomnia: A polysomnographic and electromyographic analysis

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 686-688

  Khoo, See Meng ^a   Tan, Joo Hui ^a   Shi, Dong Xia ^a   Jamil, Hajjah Khalizah Haji ^a   Rajendran, Nallathamby ^b   Lim, T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Myoclonus; Propriospinal; Sleep; Sleep onset; Sleep wake transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSOMNIA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOCLONUS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 67349172136     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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