Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 10 , Pages 1161-1163 , December 2009

REM behaviour disorder preceding palatal tremor

  • Anastasios Bonakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, University of Athens, 74, Vassilissis, Sofias Avenue, 11528 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 2107289404; fax: +30 2107216474.
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  • Sokratis G. Papageorgiou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Eginition Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
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  • Simon Merritt

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Centre Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London, UK
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  • Adrian J. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Disorder Centre Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London, UK

Received 27 January 2009 ,Revised 23 March 2009 ,Accepted 3 April 2009.

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PII: S1389-9457(09)00227-5

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.04.007

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 10 , Pages 1161-1163 , December 2009

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