Restless legs syndrome

Acta Medica Mediterranea

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-155

  Rampello, Luigi ^a   Vecchio, Ignazio ^a   Malaguarnera, Michele ^a   Rampello, Liborio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS); Restless legs syndrome (RLS); Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABAPENTIN; LEVODOPA;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84870803071     PISSN: 03936384     EISSN: 22839720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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