Topography of sensory symptoms in patients with drug-naïve restless legs syndrome

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1369-1374

  Koo, Yong Seo ^a   Lee, Gwan Taek ^a   Lee, Seo Young ^a   Cho, Yong Won ^b   Jung, Ki Young ^a,c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Localization; Restless legs syndrome; Sensory symptoms; Severity; Symmetry; Topography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY EVALUATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOPOGRAPHY;

LOCALIZATION; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSORY SYMPTOMS; SEVERITY; SYMMETRY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ARM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP;

EID: 84888139002     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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