Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 26-34 , January 2009

Prevalence of ‘poor sleep’ among patients with multiple sclerosis: An independent predictor of mental and physical status

  • G. Merlino

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • L. Fratticci

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • C. Lenchig

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • M. Valente

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
    • DPMSC, University of Udine, Italy
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  • D. Cargnelutti

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • M. Picello

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • A. Serafini

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • P. Dolso

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • G.L. Gigli

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy
    • DPMSC, University of Udine, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, 33100 Udine, Italy. Tel.: +39 0432 552720; fax: +39 0432 552719.

Received 16 May 2007 ,Revised 29 September 2007 ,Accepted 9 November 2007.

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☆ Disclosure: The authors have reported no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1389-9457(07)00377-2

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.11.004

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 26-34 , January 2009

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