Can body position and sleep stages influence motor patterns in periodic limb movement disorder?

Sleep Med. 2019 Oct:62:32-33. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Apr 9.

Authors

Carlotta Mutti¹, Rosario Ciliento¹, Andrea Melpignano¹, Irene Trippi¹, Giorgia Bernabè¹, Lucia Zinno², Liborio Parrino³

Affiliations

¹ Sleep Disorders Center, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
² Department of General and Specialistic Medicine, Neurological Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Italy.
³ Sleep Disorders Center, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy; Department of General and Specialistic Medicine, Neurological Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Italy. Electronic address: liborio.parrino@unipr.it.

PMID: 31526968
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.04.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Central pattern generators; Periodic limb movements; Sleep stages.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

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Humans
Male
Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / etiology*
Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / physiopathology
Polysomnography / instrumentation*
Posture*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Sleep Stages
Video Recording / methods