Review of severity rating scales for restless legs syndrome: critique and recommendations

AS Walters, B Frauscher, R Allen… - Movement disorders …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decade, research in restless legs syndrome (RLS; also known as Willis‐Ekbom
disease) has increased dramatically. The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder …

[PDF][PDF] MDS Committee on Rating Scales. Review of diagnostic instruments for the restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED): critique and …

AS Walters, B Frauscher, R Allen, H Benes… - J Clin Sleep …, 2014 - academia.edu
Objectives: Over the last decade, increased research on therapy, pathogenesis,
epidemiological and genetic aspects of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease …

Assessment of restless legs syndrome—methodological approaches for use in practice and clinical trials

R Kohnen, RP Allen, H Benes… - … : official journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder that has only
recently been extensively investigated by validated methods. Following the first presentation …

Prevalence and disease burden of primary restless legs syndrome: results of a general population survey in the United States

RP Allen, M Bharmal, M Calloway - Movement Disorders, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
To assess prevalence, disease burden, and costs of primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
in the US. In 2007, 61,792 (20%) of 313,000 subjects from a representative US panel …

Review of diagnostic instruments for the restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED): critique and recommendations

AS Walters, B Frauscher, R Allen, H Benes… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - jcsm.aasm.org
Objectives: Over the last decade, increased research on therapy, pathogenesis,
epidemiological and genetic aspects of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease …

Diagnostic indicators of restless legs syndrome in primary care consultations: the DESYR study

A Crochard, A El Hasnaoui, D Pouchain… - Movement …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study is to determine whether spontaneous complaints about sleep or
the legs could be used as potential indicators of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in primary …

Review of quality of life instruments for the restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED): critique and recommendations

AS Walters, B Frauscher, R Allen, H Benes… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - jcsm.aasm.org
Objectives: Over the last decade therapeutic, pathogenetic, epidemiological and genetic
research in restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED) has required the …

RLS epidemiology—frequencies, risk factors and methods in population studies

K Berger, T Kurth - Movement disorders: official journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Since the introduction of the four minimal criteria for restless legs syndrome (RLS) in 1995
by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group, the number of published studies …

Restless Legs Syndrome in Childhood: A Consensus Proposal for Diagnostic Criteria: Das Restless Legs Syndrom im Kindesalter: Konsensvorschlag für …

M Hornyak, S Happe, C Trenkwalder, S Scholle… - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
No previous studies have explicitly addressed the issue of diagnostic criteria for restless
legs syndrome (RLS) in children. Diagnosis of RLS in adults is primarily based on the …

Restless legs syndrome/Willis–Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria–history …

RP Allen, DL Picchietti, D Garcia-Borreguero… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background In 2003, following a workshop at the National Institutes of Health, the
International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) developed updated …