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. 2020 Mar 15;16(3):463.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8234. Epub 2020 Jan 14.

An elevated leg movement index during sleep in atopic dermatitis and periodic leg movement disorder may be an indication of sympathetic activation common to both

Madhulika A Gupta  1 , Aditya K Gupta  2
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An elevated leg movement index during sleep in atopic dermatitis and periodic leg movement disorder may be an indication of sympathetic activation common to both

Madhulika A Gupta et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Gupta MA, Gupta AK. An elevated leg movement index during sleep in atopic dermatitis and periodic leg movement disorder may be an indication of sympathetic activation common to both. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020;16(3):463.

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    Fishbein AB, Sheldon S, Grimaldi D. Fishbein AB, et al. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Mar 15;16(3):465. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8236. Epub 2020 Jan 14. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020. PMID: 31992424 Free PMC article.

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