Medical devices for restless legs syndrome–clinical utility of the Relaxis pad

UH Mitchell - Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Restless Legs Syndrome or Willis–Ekbom Disease, a neurosensory disorder, can be treated
with pharmaceuticals or conservatively. This review focuses on conservative treatments …

Sleep disturbances and quality of life in patients after living donor liver transplantation

M Akahoshi, T Ichikawa, N Taura, H Miyaaki… - Transplantation …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Following improvements in patient and graft survival after liver transplantation
(LT), the recipients' quality of life has become an important focus of patient care. Sleep is …

Comparison of two infrared devices in their effectiveness in reducing symptoms associated with RLS

UH Mitchell, AW Johnson, B Myrer - Physiotherapy theory and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted to assess whether two kinds of near-infrared light devices, using
different wavelengths and frequencies, impact symptoms associated with restless legs …

Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type delta (PTPRD) gene in an animal model of restless legs syndrome

MA Morais, BS Franco, ASS Holanda… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The pathophysiology of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) is related to dopaminergic
dysfunction, reduced iron and variations in gene expression, such as the protein tyrosine …

Restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic venous disorders: an untold story

B McDonagh, T King, RC Guptan - Phlebology, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To prospectively study the profile of restless leg syndrome (RLS) in patients
presenting to a phlebology practice. Methods: The study uses prospective questionnaire and …

Novel insight into drug repositioning: Methylthiouracil as a case in point

MC Baek, B Jung, H Kang, HS Lee, JS Bae - Pharmacological Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Drug repositioning refers to the development of existing drugs for new indications. These
drugs may have (I) failed to show efficacy in late stage clinical trials without safety issues;(II) …

Comorbidity of restless legs syndrome and HIV infection

S Happe, L Kundmueller, D Reichelt, IW Husstedt… - Journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Background The lifetime prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) is about 10% in the
general population. The association of RLS with HIV infection is unknown. We aimed to …

Genetics of restless legs syndrome

IF Mata, CL Bodkin, CH Adler, S Lin, RJ Uitti… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2006 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder, although under-diagnosed, with a
prevalence of up to 15% depending on the population sampled. Familial aggregation has …

Topiramate-induced restless legs syndrome

A Romigi, F Izzi, F Placidi, F Sperli… - Journal of …, 2007 - search.proquest.com
RLS induced insomnia in our patients. Otherwise RLS is highly underdiagnosed and often
associated with insomnia [11] which is also a frequent side effect of TPM [7]. An interaction …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of renal transplantation in restless legs syndrome

S Kahvecioglu, D Yildiz, N Buyukkoyuncu… - Exp Clin …, 2016 - academia.edu
Objectives: Restless legs syndrome is a disorder in which patients have irresistible urge to
move legs during rest. Restless legs syndrome seems to be common in end-stage renal …