Assessing periodicity of periodic leg movements during sleep

Background: Periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS) consist of involuntary periodic movements of the lower extremities. The debated functional relevance of PLMS is based on correlation of clinical parameters with the PLMS index (PLMI). However, periodicity in movements may not be reflected best...

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Main Authors: Christian eRummel, Heidemarie Gast, Kaspar Schindler, Markus Mueller, Frederique Amor, Christian W Hess, Johannes Mathis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2010.00058/full