Preliminary study of the prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 759-763

  Zak, Rochelle ^a   Fisher, Barbara ^b   Couvadelli, Barbara Vera ^c   Moss, Nicole M ^b   Walters, Arthur S ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b United Psychological Services   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70350462741     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.108.3.759-763     Document Type: Article

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