Motor activity measured by actometry in neuropsychiatric disorders
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Look at the cloud-cat, lapping there on high With lightning tongue the moon-milk from the sky! Yogesvara To my Mai 5 LIST OF ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS This thesis is based on the following original articles referred to in the text by their Roman numerals:induced akathisia by three-channel actometry. Wahlbeck K. Antisocial violent offenders with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder demonstrate akathisia-like hyperactivity in three-channel actometry. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, in press. restlessness in Asperger's disorder, measured using actometry. Psychiatry Res, accepted for publication.activity in ambulatory monitoring as a physiological marker of restless legs syndrome: a controlled study. Movement Disorders, accepted for publication.
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