Sleep Disorders: Restless Legs Syndrome.

D Burman - FP essentials, 2017 - europepmc.org
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder that often is underdiagnosed and
undertreated. Patients with RLS describe an urge to move their legs, especially in the …

Sensory symptoms in restless legs syndrome: the enigma of pain

JW Winkelman, A Gagnon, AG Clair - Sleep medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor condition characterized by an
urge to move the legs, worsening of symptoms at rest and during the evening/night, and …

Restless legs syndrome: clinical experience with long-term treatment

SC Clavadetscher, M Gugger, CL Bassetti - Sleep medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There are limited data on long-term treatment efficacy, and
almost none on predictors of treatment response in patients with restless legs syndrome …

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 legs syndrome and periodic limb movements during sleep

J Montplaisir, RP Allen, W Arthur… - … and Practice of …, 2010 - pure.johnshopkins.edu
The restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurologic condition characterized by an urge to
move, usually associated with paresthesia, that occurs or worsens at rest and is relieved by …

Depressive Disorders in Restless Legs Syndrome: Epidemiology Pathophysiology and Management

M Hornyak - CNS drugs, 2010 - Springer
Epidemiological studies report a 2-to 4-fold risk of a depressive disorder in patients with
restless legs syndrome (RLS) compared with healthy controls. The high prevalence rates of …

Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements in sleep

CJ Earley, RP Allen, W Hening - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2011 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder that appears to affect at least 5%
of the population. Women appear to be affected twice as commonly as men. The prevalence …

Restless legs syndrome: demographics, presentation, and differential diagnosis.

W Hening, RP Allen, P Tenzer, JW Winkelman - Geriatrics, 2007 - europepmc.org
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder characterized by a distressing
urge to move the legs and sometimes other parts of the body. Diagnosis is based on clinical …

Seasonality of restless legs syndrome: symptom variability in winter and summer times

C Liguori, E Holzknecht, F Placidi, F Izzi, NB Mercuri… - Sleep Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor neurological disorder,
with symptoms that might cause sleep fragmentation leading to excessive daytime …

Psychiatric comorbidities in restless legs syndrome

U Kallweit, E Werth, A Seiz, S Sefidan… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological sleep disorder with frequent (39%)
coexisting psychiatric comorbidities. Patients with any psychiatric comorbidity had fewer …