Restless legs syndrome: differential diagnosis and management with rotigotine.

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Published in Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat on April 08, 2009

Authors

Giovanni Merlino1, Anna Serafini, Francesca Robiony, Mariarosaria Valente, Gian Luigi Gigli

Author Affiliations

1: Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy.

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