Patients with restless legs syndrome exhibit reduced serum colony-stimulating factor-1, humanin-like 3 and 10 levels

A Gülçiçek, E Şanlı, GB Şenel, D Karadeniz… - Acta Neurologica …, 2024 - Springer
Objective The main pathophysiological mechanisms in restless legs syndrome (RLS) are
known as genetic predisposition, brain iron deficiency, and dopaminergic dysfunction. While …

Genetic association study of restless legs syndrome in Chinese population

J Chen, Q Luo, G Li, Y Huang, J Ma - European Neurology, 2019 - karger.com
Backgrounds: Several recent case-control studies have suggested some candidate genes
being responsible for causing the restless legs syndrome (RLS). However, the association …

Restless legs syndrome: from pathophysiology to clinical diagnosis and management

S Guo, J Huang, H Jiang, C Han, J Li, X Xu… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common neurological sensorimotor disorder in western
countries, has gained more and more attention in Asian countries. The prevalence of RLS is …

Genome-wide association and whole exome sequencing studies reveal a novel candidate locus for restless legs syndrome

U Ergun, B Say, SG Ergun, FE Percin, L Inan… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common heritable neurologic disorder
which is characterized by an irresistible desire to move and unpleasant sensations in the …

Discovery of restless legs syndrome plasmatic biomarkers by proteomic analysis

E Bellei, E Monari, S Ozben… - Brain and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Restless legs syndrome (RLS) can lead to severe clinical consequences, thus
negatively impacts on patients' overall health and quality of life. Nevertheless, the …

Pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome

M Miyamoto, T Miyamoto, M Iwanami… - Brain and Nerve …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder that is frequently associated with
periodic leg movements (PLMS). RLS is generally considered to be a central nervous …

SNCA-Rep1 polymorphism correlates with susceptibility and iron deficiency in restless legs syndrome

XY Zhu, HM Wang, TT Wu, T Liu, YJ Chen, X Li… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Brain iron disequilibrium and dopaminergic dysfunction are key
pathophysiological features of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Rep1 polymorphism in the …

The severity range of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and augmentation in a prospective patient cohort: association with ferritin levels

B Frauscher, V Gschliesser, E Brandauer… - Sleep medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to prospectively examine all patients with a
diagnosis of RLS consulting a sleep disorders clinic and to assess RLS severity and …

Restless legs syndrome

S Clemens - Neurobiology of Brain Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder that severely affects
sleep. It has a high prevalence in the population (between 2% and 10%, depending on …

Circulating levels of cytokines are increased in restless legs syndrome

FI Uslu, E Demir, EM Güler, A Koçyiğit - Sleep and Breathing, 2021 - Springer
Background Restless legs syndrome [RLS] is known as a disease of iron and dopaminergic
dysregulation but inflammatory processes might also have a role in the pathogenesis. In this …