Increased frequency of restless legs syndrome in myasthenia gravis

European Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 166-170

  Sieminski, Mariusz ^a   Bilińska, Magorzata ^a   Nyka, Walenty M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Movement disorders; Myasthenia gravis; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP;

EID: 84865053792     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339485     Document Type: Article

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