Abstract Restless Legs Syndrome is characterized by the irresistible, often indescribable
unpleasant urge to move the limbs while resting. It has an estimated prevalence of~ 29.3 …

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) has gained considerable attention in the recent years: nearly
50 community-based studies have been published in the last decade around the world. The …

Diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been established; however, the
pathophysiology of this common condition remains elusive. Several secondary forms of RLS …

The pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome (RLS) is associated with central
dopaminergic system dysfunction leading to speculations that RLS may be common in those …

In the 20 years since the initial consensus on a common definition for restless legs
syndrome (RLS), over 600 scientific reports on epidemiological aspects of RLS have been …

Three loci for the restless legs syndrome (RLS) on chromosomes 12q, 14q, and 9p (RLS1,
RLS2, and RLS3) have been mapped, but no gene has been identified as yet. RLS1 has …

Abstract Knowledge of restless legs syndrome (RLS) has greatly increased in recent years
due to the many advances that have been made in diagnosis, management and genetics …

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurologic disorder characterized principally by leg
paresthesia and motor restlessness. Several clinical reports indicated that many patients …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The number of restless legs syndrome (RLS) prevalence
studies performed outside Europe and North America remains small. We conducted a …

Background and Objectives: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common, underdiagnosed
neurological movement disorder of undetermined etiology. The primary treatments for …