Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 385-401 , December 2009

The clinical and pathophysiological relevance of REM sleep behavior disorder in neurodegenerative diseases

  • Alex Iranzo

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Neurology Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, C/Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. Fax: +34 932275783.
    • ,
  • Joan Santamaria

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Neurology Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, C/Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. Fax: +34 932275783. jsantama@clinic.ub.es.
    • ,
  • Eduard Tolosa

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Neurology Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain. Fax: +34 932275783. etolosa@clinic.ub.es.

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