Scientific article
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The significance of the sympathetic nervous system in the pathophysiology of periodic leg movements in sleep

Published inSleep, vol. 30, no. 6, p. 755-766
Publication date2007
Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Periodic leg movements in sleep (PLMS) are frequently accompanied by arousals and autonomic activation, but the pathophysiologic significance of these manifestations is unclear.

Keywords
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Heart Rate/physiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle
  • Skeletal/physiopathology
  • Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome/diagnosis/physiopathology
  • Polysomnography
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sympathetic Nervous System/physiopathology
  • Periodic limb movements
  • Heart rate variability
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Sympathetic nervous system
  • Wavelet transform
Citation (ISO format)
GUGGISBERG, Adrian, HESS, Christian W, MATHIS, Johannes. The significance of the sympathetic nervous system in the pathophysiology of periodic leg movements in sleep. In: Sleep, 2007, vol. 30, n° 6, p. 755–766. doi: 10.1093/sleep/30.6.755
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