Small fiber function in drug naïve patients with idiopathic restless legs syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 702-705

  Lim, Young Min ^a   Chang, Sung Eun ^a   Chung, Seockhoon ^a   Kang, Bong Hui ^a   Kim, Kwang Kuk ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Central somatosensory processing; Quantitative sensory testing; Quantitative sudomotor axon reflex tests; Restless legs syndrome; Small fiber neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLD DETECTION THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POSTGANGLIONIC SUDOMOTOR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE SENSORY TESTING; QUANTITATIVE SUDOMOTOR AXON REFLEX TEST; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SWEAT; SWEAT VOLUME; SWEATING; WARM DETECTION THRESHOLD;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSATION DISORDERS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 84862830809     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.07.043     Document Type: Article

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