Comorbidities, treatment, and pathophysiology in restless legs syndrome

C Trenkwalder, R Allen, B Högl, S Clemens… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Restless legs syndrome, also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, is a common neurological
condition whose manifestation is affected by complex environmental and genetic …

The long-term psychiatric and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements of sleep

B Wipper, JW Winkelman - Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2021 - sleep.theclinics.com
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory-motor neurologic disorder characterized by an
irresistible urge to move the legs and associated leg discomfort. Symptoms are provoked by …

Association of restless legs syndrome with risk of suicide and self-harm

S Zhuang, M Na, JW Winkelman, D Ba, CF Liu… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurologic disorder that has been
previously found to be associated with higher odds of suicidal ideation. In the context of the …

Depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts in restless legs syndrome

S Chenini, L Barateau, L Guiraud, C Denis… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Whether depression and suicide thoughts relate to restless legs syndrome
(RLS) or comorbidities associated with RLS remain unclear. Objectives To determine …

Serum C-reactive protein/albumin ratio and restless legs syndrome

HO Yazar, T Yazar, S Özdemir, YK Arici - Sleep medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Our study aimed to assess the variation in serum C-reactive protein/albumin ratio
(CAR), a biomarker of peripheral inflammation and oxidative stress, in patients with restless …

Suicidal thought and behavior in individuals with restless legs syndrome

KS Para, CA Chow, K Nalamada, VM Kakade… - Sleep medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is associated with an unrelenting urge to move
at night, which can cause chronic sleeplessness, depression, and despondency; thus …

Leg movements during sleep in children treated with serotonergic antidepressants

R Ferri, MP Mogavero, O Bruni, DL Picchietti, V Kapoor… - Sleep, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives To evaluate leg movements during sleep (LMS) in children taking
serotonergic antidepressants, compared to those of children with restless legs syndrome …

Investigation of alexithymia and levels of anxiety and depression among patients with restless legs syndrome

O Yilmaz, Y Şengül, HS Şengül… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine alexithymia among restless legs
syndrome (RLS) patients, compare with healthy controls, and argue the clinical inferences of …

Depression is differently associated with sleep measurement in obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder

TH Lee, TT Yen, NY Chiu, CC Chang, WY Hsu… - Psychiatry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Depression causes sleep disturbance and is associated with various sleep-related
disorders. However, how depression affects the symptomatic presentation of different sleep …

Restless legs syndrome during pregnancy and 12 weeks postpartum and its links to cardiovascular diseases, stressful life events, and psychiatric history

TW Goecke, P Schnakenberg, M Frensch… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is highly prevalent among pregnant women. In the present
study, a neurological–obstetrical sample of 561 postpartum women was retrospectively …