Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1995-1997 , November 2009

Periodic limb movements both in non-REM and REM sleep. A response to Drs. Manconi, Ferri and Ferini-Strambi

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Clinical Neurophysiology
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