The influence of the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline on periodic limb movements during sleep

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 108-113

  Goerke, M ^a,b   Rodenbeck, A ^a,c   Cohrs, S ^a,c   Kunz, D ^a,d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

antidepressants; periodic limb movements; sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP STAGES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878112264     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: 14390795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1331702     Document Type: Article

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