A randomized, double‐blind, placebo controlled, multi‐center study of intravenous iron sucrose and placebo in the treatment of restless legs syndrome

L Grote, L Leissner, J Hedner… - … disorders: official journal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Iron deficiency may exacerbate symptoms in the Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). We
investigated the effect of intravenous iron sucrose or placebo on symptoms in patients with …

Ferric carboxymaltose in patients with restless legs syndrome and nonanemic iron deficiency: a randomized trial

C Trenkwalder, J Winkelmann, W Oertel… - Movement …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Compromised iron status is important in restless legs syndrome
pathophysiology. We compared the efficacy and tolerability of ferric carboxymaltose (single …

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous iron sucrose in restless legs syndrome

CJ Earley, A Horská, MA Mohamed, PB Barker… - Sleep medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether high-dose intravenous (IV) iron
sucrose could improve symptoms and change brain iron concentrations in idiopathic RLS …

The treatment of restless legs syndrome with intravenous iron dextran

CJ Earley, D Heckler, RP Allen - Sleep medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Background and purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single 1000 mg iron
infusion in treating Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Patients and methods: A single 1000 mg …

Comparison of the efficacies of oral iron and pramipexole for the treatment of restless legs syndrome patients with low serum ferritin

CS Lee, SD Lee, SH Kang, HY Park… - European journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose It is not clear which is preferred between iron supplement and a
dopamine agonist in the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) with iron deficiency. The …

A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of iron in restless legs syndrome

BJ Davis, A Rajput, ML Rajput, EA Aul… - European …, 2000 - karger.com
Background: Previous open-label trials have shown iron to be efficacious in the treatment of
restless legs syndrome. We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial …

The role of iron in restless legs syndrome

RP Allen, CJ Earley - … : official journal of the Movement Disorder …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The impressive relief from restless legs syndrome (RLS) symptoms provided by levodopa
treatment indicates RLS is caused by a dopaminergic abnormality. But similar and more …

Intravenous iron dextran for severe refractory restless legs syndrome

WG Ondo - Sleep medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Reduced brain iron is strongly associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS). Oral iron
supplements are commonly recommended for RLS but are largely ineffective due to poor …

Investigating the response to intravenous iron in restless legs syndrome: an observational study

M Hornyak, H Scholz, A Kiemen, J Kassubek - Sleep Medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of intravenous (IV) iron (500mg ferric carboxymaltose
[FCM] as a single dose) on restless legs syndrome (RLS) severity on a day-to-day basis …

Lower molecular weight intravenous iron dextran for restless legs syndrome

YW Cho, RP Allen, CJ Earley - Sleep Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Various techniques used to assess brain iron concentrations have
demonstrated the presence of low iron stores in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) …