Fragmentary myoclonus in sleep revisited: A polysomnographic study in 62 patients

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-415

  Frauscher, Birgit ^a   Kunz, Alexander ^a   Brandauer, Elisabeth ^a   Ulmer, Hanno ^a   Poewe, Werner ^a   Högl, Birgit ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

EMG potential; ICSD; Jerk; Movement disorder; Normal variant; Periodic leg movements; Sleep; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAGMENTARY MYOCLONUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NIGHT SLEEP; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP STAGE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCLONUS; OXYGEN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953055028     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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