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 …

Multiregional brain iron deficiency in restless legs syndrome

J Godau, U Klose, A Di Santo… - … : official journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence for tissue iron deficiency in restless legs syndrome (RLS) is limited to the
substantia nigra (SN). Using MRI, we assessed T2 values of various brain regions in 6 RLS …

Altered dopaminergic profile in the putamen and substantia nigra in restless leg syndrome

JR Connor, XS Wang, RP Allen, JL Beard… - Brain, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder. Clinical studies have implicated
the dopaminergic system in RLS, while others have suggested that it is associated with …

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 …

Dopamine and iron in the pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome (RLS)

R Allen - Sleep medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Background and purpose: The evaluation of the pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome
(RLS) stems largely from recognition of the information provided by both pharmacological …

MRI measurement of brain iron in patients with restless legs syndrome

RP Allen, PB Barker, F Wehrl, HK Song, CJ Earley - Neurology, 2001 - AAN Enterprises
Brain iron insufficiency in the restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been suggested by a prior
CSF study. Using a special MRI measurement (R 2′), the authors assessed regional brain …

Insight into the pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome

CJ Earley, RP Allen, JL Beard… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a disorder of sensation with a prevalence of
around 2–5% of the population. Relevant to understanding the possible pathophysiological …

Neuropathological examination suggests impaired brain iron acquisition in restless legs syndrome

JR Connor, PJ Boyer, SL Menzies, B Dellinger… - Neurology, 2003 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To assess neuropathology in individuals with restless legs syndrome (RLS).
Methods: A standard neuropathologic evaluation was performed on seven brains from …

Iron, dopamine, genetics, and hormones in the pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome

FH Khan, CD Ahlberg, CA Chow, DR Shah, BB Koo - Journal of neurology, 2017 - Springer
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common, chronic neurologic condition, which causes a
persistent urge to move the legs in the evening that interferes with sleep. Human and animal …

Treatment of restless legs syndrome: an evidence‐based review and implications for clinical practice

C Trenkwalder, WA Hening, P Montagna… - … : official journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Only in the last three decades, the restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been examined in
randomized controlled trials. The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) commissioned a task …