The effects of long-term dopaminergic treatment on locomotor behavior in rats

Long-term treatments with dopaminergic agents are associated with adverse effects, including augmentation. Augmentation consists of an exacerbation of restless legs syndrome (a sleep-related movement disorder) symptoms during treatment compared to those experienced during the period before therapy w...

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Main Authors: Welinton Alessandro Oliveira de Almeida, Andrea Maculano Esteves, Canuto Leite de Almeida-Júnior, Kil Sun Lee, Miriam Kannebley Frank, Melise Oliveira Mariano, Roberto Frussa-Filho, Sergio Tufik, Marco Tulio de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep Societies 2014-12-01
Series:Sleep Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006314000571