Early childhood-onset restless legs syndrome: Symptoms and effect of oral iron treatment

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Tilma, Jens ^a   Tilma, Karen ^b   Norregaard, Ole ^a   Ostergaard, John R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Pediatric Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood; ferritin; Iron supplementation; periodic limb movements; Restless legs

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON THERAPY; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; ONSET AGE; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84876129630     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12173     Document Type: Article

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