Restless legs syndrome in the older adult: diagnosis and management

SA Milligan, AL Chesson - Drugs & aging, 2002 - Springer
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is common in the elderly, with an estimated prevalence of 10
to 35% in individuals over 65 years of age. RLS is characterised by paraesthesias and …

Restless leg syndrome: is it a real problem?

PE Cotter, ST O'Keeffe - Therapeutics and Clinical Risk …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common condition that is frequently unrecognized,
misdiagnosed and poorly managed. It is characterized by uncomfortable sensations deep in …

Restless legs syndrome in older adults

K Spiegelhalder, M Hornyak - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological disorder characterized by an urge
to move the legs. The symptoms show a strong circadian rhythmicity, with onset or increase …

Restless legs syndrome: an update on treatment options

AHV Schapira - Drugs, 2004 - Springer
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) was first described in 1672 but it is only recently that this
disorder has attracted attention in defining its phenotype, and identifying its aetiology …

Restless legs syndrome: a review

LM Chahine, ZN Chemali - CNS spectrums, 2006 - cambridge.org
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder characterized by an irresistible
urge to move the limbs accompanied by uncomfortable sensations, leading to sleep …

Restless legs syndrome. How to provide symptom relief with drug and nondrug therapies.

GW Paulson - Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 2000 - europepmc.org
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a perplexing, debilitating, and fairly common condition that
can be challenging to manage. Hallmark symptoms include an increase in the severity of …

Restless legs syndrome

S Lesage, CJ Earley - Current treatment options in neurology, 2004 - Springer
Opinion statement In the past 10 years, restless legs syndrome (RLS) has gained
recognition as a common sleep disorder. There are several therapeutic options in treating …

Restless legs syndrome: differential diagnosis and management with pramipexole

F Brindani, F Vitetta, F Gemignani - Clinical interventions in aging, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a condition characterized by discomfort at rest and urge to
move focused on the legs. RLS may occur as an idiopathic, often hereditary condition …

Restless legs syndrome

M Manconi, D Garcia-Borreguero… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2021 - nature.com
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder characterized by an urge
to move that appears during rest or is exacerbated by rest, that occurs in the evening or night …

Restless legs syndrome: nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments.

JW Winkelman, RP Allen, P Tenzer, W Hening - Geriatrics, 2007 - europepmc.org
Treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) has as its goals alleviation of the primary
symptoms of the disorder and establishment of normal sleep. Dopamine agonists are …