Treatment of Rls and Plms Disorder in Adults: Practice Parameters
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An important update in the recommendation about the use of rotigotine for the treatment of signs and symptoms associated with moderate-to-severe primary restless legs syndrome (RLS) is included in a letter to the editor that was published after the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Board of Directors approved the practice parameters. This letter to the editor is an essential supplement to the practice parameters document:
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تاریخ انتشار 2012