Spinal cord injury as a trigger to develop periodic leg movements during sleep: an evolutionary perspective

The primary trigger to periodic limb movement (PLM) during sleep is still unknown. Its association with the restless legs syndrome (RLS) is established in humans and was reported in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients classified by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) as A. Its pathogenesis h...

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Main Authors: Susana Cristina Lerosa Telles, Rosana S. Cardoso Alves, Gerson Chadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2012-11-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012001100011&lng=en&tlng=en
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