Schlaflosigkeit und Muskelzuckungen: das Morvan-Syndrom

Das Morvan-Syndrom ist ein sehr seltenes Syndrom mit einer Kombination von schwerer Insomnie und Myotonien der Muskulatur und deshalb syndromal leicht zu diagnostizieren.

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