Restless legs syndrome: a common disorder in patients with rheumatologic conditions

WA Hening, CK Caivano - Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To review the symptoms, differential diagnosis, and treatment of the restless
legs syndrome (RLS), and its relevance within rheumatologic practice. METHODS: Review …

Restless legs syndrome: an update on genetics and future perspectives

I Pichler, AA Hicks, PP Pramstaller - Clinical genetics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common, underdiagnosed neurological condition with an
age‐dependent prevalence of up to 14%. Familial aggregation has been widely shown …

Altered iron metabolism in lymphocytes from subjects with restless legs syndrome

CJ Earley, P Ponnuru, X Wang, SM Patton, JR Connor… - Sleep, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Studies using cerebrospinal fluid, magnetic resonance imaging, and autopsy
tissue have implicated a primary role for brain iron insufficiency in restless legs syndrome …

Ropinirole treatment for restless legs syndrome

RK Bogan - Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a chronic neurological disorder associated
with sleep disturbance. Objective: Prepare a drug evaluation of the non-ergot dopamine …

Ropinirole treatment for restless legs syndrome

S Chitnis - Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a chronic neurological disorder associated with sleep
disturbance. Ropinirole, a non-ergot dopamine agonist, has been widely studied for the …

Response to ropinirole in restless legs syndrome is independent of baseline serum ferritin

JC Morgan, M Ames, KD Sethi - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery …, 2008 - jnnp.bmj.com
Results A total of 550 patients were included in the combined intention-to-treat populations
of the two studies (277 randomised to ropinirole and 273 to placebo). Of these, 540 patients …

NEUROLOGY: Exercise beneficial for restless legs syndrome

E Lakasing - The Practitioner, 2008 - go.gale.com
Conclusion Restless legs syndrome is a common movement disorder that affects up to 15%
of patients-mainly, but not exclusively, patients who are middle-aged or elderly. Its symptoms …

Sleep and quality of life in pregnancy and postpartum

M Kohn, BJ Murray - Sleep and quality of life in clinical medicine, 2008 - Springer
Sleep fragmentation and disruption during the normal physiological changes of pregnancy
are as significant as some medical diseases. Sleep disorders during pregnancy are an even …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep-related movement disorders

D Martinez, MCS Lenz - Sleep Science, 2008 - sleepscience.org.br
Movement disorders or disturbances (MD) comprise an important subset of sleep medicine.
Among the known types of MDs, two are considered to be of great importance: disorders …

Zespół niespokojnych nóg w praktyce ogólnolekarskiej

M Siemiński, WM Nyka… - Forum Medycyny …, 2008 - journals.viamedica.pl
Zespół niespokojnych nóg (RLS) jest częstym zaburzeniem układu ruchu, występującym u
około 10% populacji. Do jego głównych objawów należą: uczucie przymusu poruszania …