Thalamic Glutamate/Glutamine in Restless Legs Syndrome

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-27-7-10

Thalamic Glutamate/Glutamine in Restless Legs Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 27 (2013): Issue 7

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jul 2013

Abstract

Investigators at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, studied glutaminergic activity and arousal in 28 adults with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and 20 matched controls, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-27-7-10 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 55 - 56

Published on: Jul 1, 2013

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Restless Legs Syndrome,

Glutamate Metabolism,

Oral Iron Treatment

© 2013 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 27 (2013): Issue 7