Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: the current status

D Garcia-Borreguero, R Egatz, J Winkelmann… - Sleep medicine …, 2006 - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies in restless legs syndrome (RLS) have often been limited by
misdiagnosis and by the fact that affected individuals, even when their symptoms are severe …

Levodopa for idiopathic restless legs syndrome: evidence‐based review

CF Conti, MM De Oliveira, RB Andriolo… - Movement …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory motor disorder characterized by a distressing
urge to move the legs and sometimes also other parts of the body usually accompanied by a …

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 …

Prevalence of idiopathic and secondary restless legs syndrome in Korean Women

YM Park, HJ Lee, SG Kang, HS Choi, JE Choi… - General hospital …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of idiopathic and secondary
restless legs syndrome (RLS) and to compare them among Korean women. METHODS: A …

Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome in French adults: a nationwide survey: the INSTANT Study

F Tison, A Crochard, D Leger, S Bouee, E Lainey… - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence, characteristics, and treatment of restless legs
syndrome (RLS) in France. Methods: In this population-based survey, face-to-face home …

A single question for the rapid screening of restless legs syndrome in the neurological clinical practice

R Ferri, B Lanuzza, FII Cosentino, I Iero… - European journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The purposes of this study were to validate the use of a single standard question for the
rapid screening of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and to analyze the eventual effects of the …

Prevalence of restless legs syndrome in North American and Western European populations: a systematic review

KE Innes, TK Selfe, P Agarwal - Sleep medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a potentially debilitating sleep disorder
that affects a significant percentage of North American and European adults. Although …

Family history study of the restless legs syndrome

RP Allen, MC La Buda, P Becker, CJ Earley - Sleep medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Although there is a relatively high rate of occurrence of sporadic cases of
restless legs syndrome (RLS), the systematic study of family history of RLS in populations of …

Definition of restless legs syndrome, how to diagnose it, and how to differentiate it from RLS mimics

H Benes, AS Walters, RP Allen… - … : official journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a clinical diagnosis based primarily on self‐reports of
individuals. The International RLS Study Group has published diagnostic criteria that are …

No evidence for cognitive dysfunction or depression in patients with mild restless legs syndrome

E Driver‐Dunckley, D Connor, J Hentz… - Movement …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Restless legs syndrome is a common disoder that may interrupt sleep and has been
reported to produce daytime fatigue and/or mood changes. This study assessed whether …