Severity of restless legs syndrome is inversely correlated with echogenicity of the substantia nigra in different neurodegenerative movement disorders. A preliminary observation

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 59-62

  Pedroso, José Luiz ^a,c   Bor Seng Shu, Edson ^b   Felicio, Andre C ^a,c   Braga Neto, Pedro ^a   Dutra, Lívia A ^a   De Aquino, Camila C ^a   Ferraz, Henrique B ^a   Do Prado, Gilmar F ^a   Teixeira, Manoel J ^b   Barsottini, Orlando G ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Machado Joseph disease; Parkinson's disease; Restless legs syndrome; Substantia nigra echogenicity; Transcranial sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACHADO-JOSEPH DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84862753052     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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