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Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride in Familial Restless Legs Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Roberto Di Fabio ,
Carlo Casali ,
Rita Vadalà  and
Francesco Pierelli
Roberto Di Fabio*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and ORL, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Latina
Carlo Casali
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and ORL, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Latina
Rita Vadalà
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, IRCSS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome
Francesco Pierelli
Affiliation:
Headache Clinic, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
*
Department of Neurology and ORL, "Sapienza" University of Rome - Polo Pontino, Via Francesco Faggiana 34, 00040 Latina, Italy. Email: rob.dif@tiscali.it.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , May 2010 , pp. 406 - 407
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