Topiramate responsive exploding head syndrome

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-383

  Palikh, Gaurang M ^a   Vaughn, Bradley V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory sleep starts; Exploding head syndrome; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXPLODING HEAD SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOISE; SLEEP; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77956274565     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27881     Document Type: Article

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