Physician-diagnosed restless legs syndrome in a large sample of primary medical care patients in western Europe: prevalence and characteristics

RP Allen, P Stillman, AJ Myers - Sleep medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a medical condition with established
neuropathology and genetic associations. Significant questions have, however, recently …

Impact, diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a primary care population: the REST (RLS epidemiology, symptoms, and treatment) primary care …

W Hening, AS Walters, RP Allen, J Montplaisir, A Myers… - Sleep medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Objectives: To assess the frequency, impact, and medical response to the restless legs
syndrome (RLS) in a large multi-national primary care population. Method: Questionnaire …

Prevalence, severity and risk factors of restless legs syndrome in the general adult population in two Scandinavian countries

B Bjorvatn, L Leissner, J Ulfberg, J Gyring, M Karlsborg… - Sleep medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To estimate prevalence and severity (using the
International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale (IRLS)) and to identify risk …

Comorbidity in restless legs syndrome among a sample of Swedish adults

J Ulfberg, B Bjorvatn, L Leissner, J Gyring, M Karlsborg… - Sleep medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological movement disorder, which
often causes sleep problems. However, the comorbidity of this disorder is not well known …

Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome as diagnosed in UK primary care

DAMC Van De Vijver, T Walley, H Petri - Sleep medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder
with a general-population prevalence of 5–10%. Although, data on the prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome in primary care

D Garcia-Borreguero, P Stillman, H Benes… - BMC neurology, 2011 - Springer
Background Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder with a lifetime
prevalence of 3-10%. in European studies. However, the diagnosis of RLS in primary care …

Incidence of restless legs syndrome and its correlates

P Budhiraja, R Budhiraja, JL Goodwin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - jcsm.aasm.org
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder whose
incidence is not known. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence and correlates …

Restless legs syndrome prevalence and impact: REST general population study

RP Allen, AS Walters, J Montplaisir… - Archives of internal …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Background Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sensorimotor disorder, has a wide
range of severity from merely annoying to affecting sleep and quality of life severely enough …

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 …

Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: a synthesis of the literature

MM Ohayon, R O'Hara, MV Vitiello - Sleep medicine reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …