Diagnostic delay in REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133136-

  White, Caroline ^a   Hill, Elizabeth A ^a   Morrison, Ian ^b   Riha, Renata L ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clonazepam; Delayed diagnosis; Melatonin; Parasomnias; Parkinsonian disorders; Polysomnography; REM sleep behavior disorder; Sleep related violence

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; MELATONIN; MIRTAZAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MUSCLE ATONIA; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84861112125     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.1762     Document Type: Article

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