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SUBMITTER: Gabelia D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4175008 | biostudies-other | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gabelia David D Mitterling Thomas T Högl Birgit B Wenning Gregor K GK Frauscher Birgit B
Sleep medicine 20140609 9
<h4>Background</h4>Despite several polysomnographic studies on periodic leg movements (PLM) in healthy sleep, data on the prevalence and characteristics of periodic arm movements (PAM) in normal subjects are lacking. We aimed to investigate PAM and their association with PLM during wakefulness and sleep in healthy subjects.<h4>Methods</h4>Ninety-one participants underwent video-polysomnography according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2007 criteria. In addition to standard electromyographi ...[more]