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Article: Data on restless legs syndrome therapy published by researchers at Vita-Salute University, Scientific Institute.(Clinical report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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Fresh data on restless legs syndrome are presented in the report 'Defining the boundaries of the response of sleep leg movements to a single dose of dopamine agonist.' In this recent report, researchers in Milan, Italy conducted a study "To define which leg movements (LM) associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS) respond to dopamine-agonist treatment and verify if they fall within current diagnostic criteria for periodic LM during sleep (PLMS). Single-blind placebo-controlled study. Sleep laboratory."
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