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The high frequency of restless legs syndrome in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Nadège LimousinCentre SLA, Service de Neurologie et de Neurophysiologie Clinique, CHRU, ToursCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hélène BlascoINSERM UMR 930, Université François-Rabelais, Tours
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Philippe CorciaCentre SLA, Service de Neurologie et de Neurophysiologie Clinique, CHRU, Tours;INSERM UMR 930, Université François-Rabelais, Tours
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Isabelle ArnulfUnité des Pathologies du sommeil and UMR 975, Université Paris 6, Hôpital Pitié- Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, France
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Julien PralineCentre SLA, Service de Neurologie et de Neurophysiologie Clinique, CHRU, Tours;INSERM UMR 930, Université François-Rabelais, Tours
Pages 303-306 | Received 25 Nov 2010, Accepted 20 Jan 2011, Published online: 11 Feb 2011

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