Treatment of pediatric restless legs syndrome

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 331-336

  Amos, Louella B ^a   Grekowicz, Megan L ^a   Kuhn, Evelyn M ^a   Olstad, Jenna D ^a   Collins, Maureen M ^a   Norins, Nan A ^a   D'Andrea, Lynn A ^a  

^a Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Iron; Pediatric; Restless legs syndrome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; FERRITIN; GABAPENTIN; IRON; MELATONIN; ROPINIROLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGONIST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MONOTHERAPY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER; SUPPLEMENTATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

FERRITIN; IRON; PEDIATRIC; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOTHIAZOLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INDOLES; IRON; MALE; MELATONIN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEDIATRICS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896766323     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813507997     Document Type: Article

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