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2019 Month : June Volume : 8 Issue : 23 Page : 1816-1819

THE ROLE OF DAILY CO-CARBIDOPA THERAPY IN CHRONIC RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH AUGMENTATION IN A STUDY IN TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN SOUTH INDIA.

Mohanakkannan S1, Sowmini P. R2, Sakthi Velayutham3, Malcolm Jeyaraj4, Mugundhan Krishnan5, Arunan S6

1Postgraduate Student, Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
3Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
4Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
5Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
6HOD, Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

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