[HTML][HTML] Restless legs syndrome: contemporary diagnosis and treatment

TR Gossard, LM Trotti, A Videnovic, EK St Louis - Neurotherapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is characterized by an uncomfortable urge to move the legs
while at rest, relief upon movement or getting up to walk, and worsened symptom severity at …

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 …

Restless legs syndrome/Willis–Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria–history …

RP Allen, DL Picchietti, D Garcia-Borreguero… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background In 2003, following a workshop at the National Institutes of Health, the
International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) developed updated …

The different clinical faces of obstructive sleep apnoea: a cluster analysis

L Ye, GW Pien, SJ Ratcliffe… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Although commonly observed in clinical practice, the heterogeneity of obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA) clinical presentation has not been formally characterised. This study was the …

Obstructive sleep apnoea in the general population: highly prevalent but minimal symptoms

ES Arnardottir, E Bjornsdottir… - European respiratory …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim was to assess the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as defined by an
apnoea–hypopnea index (AHI)≥ 15 in the middle-aged general population, and the …

Altered brain iron homeostasis and dopaminergic function in restless legs syndrome (Willis–Ekbom disease)

CJ Earley, J Connor, D Garcia-Borreguero, P Jenner… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis–Ekbom Disease (WED), is a
sensorimotor disorder for which the exact pathophysiology remains unclear. Brain iron …

Worldwide estimation of restless legs syndrome: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of prevalence in the general adult population

A Broström, Z Alimoradi, J Lind… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review, meta‐analysis and meta‐regression assessed the prevalence of
restless legs syndrome (RLS) in the general adult population. Studies identified in Scopus …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological overview of sleep disorders in the general population

MM Ohayon - Sleep Medicine Research, 2011 - sleepmedres.org
There are several hundred of epidemiological studies assessing different sleep complaints
and disorders in the general population. This article summarizes the main findings of these …

Restless leg syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease pathophysiology

RP Allen - Sleep medicine clinics, 2015 - sleep.theclinics.com
Three major clinical features of restless leg syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED)
unique for common neurologic disorders enabled somewhat surprising pathophysiologic …

[HTML][HTML] Restless legs syndrome: An overview of pathophysiology, comorbidities and therapeutic approaches

A Vlasie, SC Trifu, C Lupuleac… - Experimental and …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
The aim of this overview was to outline the pathophysiology, common comorbidities and
current therapeutic modalities in the treatment/management of restless legs syndrome (RLS) …