Severe restless legs syndrome presenting as intractable insomnia.

Neurology

Fédération des Pathologies du Sommeil, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France.

Published: April 2004

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