Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 314-319 , March 2010

Altered eyeblink reflex conditioning in restless legs syndrome patients

  • Matthew D. McEchron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
    • Department of Medical Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 307 766 2497; fax: +1 307 766 2492.
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  • Danielle N. Alexander

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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  • Michael E. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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  • Deborah L. Hoffman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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  • Gerald D. Podskalny

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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  • James R. Connor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA

Received 29 January 2009 ,Revised 24 April 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.06.010

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 314-319 , March 2010

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