...Alberto Raggi; Raffaele Ferri Background: Amputees often experience a phantom limb consisting in the vivid impression that the limb is not only still present, but in many cases, painful. These patients may also become restless legs syndrome (RLS) sufferers; conversely, a preexisting RLS may persist...

...Monica F. Ataide; Carolina da Cunha-Correia; Katia C.L. Petribú Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is characterized for an uncomfortable sensation in legs and an irresistible desire to move them. This disorder has been more recently recognized in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and can...

...Jie Chen; Qi Luo; Gen Li; Yumeng Huang; Jianfang Ma Backgrounds: Several recent case-control studies have suggested some candidate genes being responsible for causing the restless legs syndrome (RLS). However, the association between those genes and the risk for RLS among the Asian population has...

... information was collected about headache, migraine and migraine comorbidities including depression, restless legs syndrome (RLS), syncope, bruxism, hypertension and ischaemic disease. The OR was estimated using logistic regression for any associations with headache and migraine. We then analyzed to find...

... disorders Hypersomnolence Circadian rhythm sleep disorders Sleep disordered breathing Parasomnias Restless legs syndrome Dementia Sleep recommendations (2) Recommendations for older adults can be considered a good instrument also for persons with MCI and dementia when specific recommendations...

...Ari Ylikoski; Kirsti Martikainen; Markku Partinen Aims: Various sleep-related complications are common in Parkinson's disease (PD). The prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and its association with other symptoms were studied. Methods: Altogether, 1,447 Parkinson patients, aged 43-89...

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...Aasef G. Shaikh; Prachi Mehndiratta; Carmela Gonzalez; Brian B. Koo We propose an analog restless legs syndrome (RLS) rating scale (ARLS) to assess RLS severity. ARLS has three components: overall perceived severity of symptoms, the severity of urge to move and the degree to which symptoms improve...

...Mariusz Sieminski Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disease characterized by the presence of an urge to move the legs accompanied by unpleasant sensations in the legs. The symptoms appear or increase in the evening and during the night, they are provoked by rest, and are totally or partially...

..., restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy with cataplexy, EDS, and healthy controls was compared. Methods: Sixty-six subjects participated in the study: 14 with PD, 13 with NC, 12 with RLS, 8 with EDS, and 20 healthy controls. Olfaction was tested using standardized Sniffin’Sticks test. Sleepiness was assessed...

...Mariusz Sieminski; Małgorzata Bilińska; Walenty M. Nyka Background/Aims: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Methods: We interviewed 73 MG patients and 65 healthy controls by using a structured diagnostic...

...Hatice Balaban; Fatih Bayrakli; Ugur Kartal; Ergun Pinarbasi; Suat Topaktas; Hamit Zafer Kars Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder in which affected individuals suffer from uncomfortable sensations and an urge to move their lower limbs; it occurs mainly in resting...

...Joong Hyun Park; Sang Won Han; Jong Sam Baik Background: There have been no studies of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in idiopathic restless legs syndrome (iRLS) patients. The aims of this study were to evaluate the future risk of stroke in iRLS patients using computer software-assisted...

...) (SCA3/MJD) patients and assess whether there is an association between neuropathy and serum ferritin levels and restless legs syndrome (RLS). Methods: Twenty-six SCA3/MJD patients underwent electromyography studies to check for neuropathy. Their serum ferritin levels were measured as well...

...Andrew J. Thorpe; Andrew Clair; Shawn Hochman; Stefan Clemens Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder characterized by abnormal sensations that occur primarily at rest or during sleep, which are alleviated by movement of the affected limb. The pathophysiology of RLS remains...

...Gülay Aydar; Semiha Kurt; Hatice Karaer Unaldi; Unal Erkorkmaz Aims: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating neurodegenerative inflammatory autoimmune disease. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is characterized as a strong urge to move the legs to stop abnormal sensations there. In this study, we...

...Jean-Philippe Neau; Pauline Marion; Stéphane Mathis; Adrien Julian; Gaëlle Godeneche; Delphine Larrieu; Jean-Claude Meurice; Joël Paquereau; Pierre Ingrand Aims: To describe the frequency of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a French population of randomly selected women during their third trimester...

...Jean-Philippe Neau; Adeline Porcheron; Stéphane Mathis; Adrien Julian; Jean-Claude Meurice; Joël Paquereau; Gaëlle Godeneche; Jonathan Ciron; Gauthier Bouche Aims: To perform a large and detailed epidemiologic study on restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy in a European country. Methods...

...Ulf Kallweit; Massimiliano M. Siccoli; Rositsa Poryazova; Esther Werth; Claudio L. Bassetti Background/Aims: Whereas insomnia is frequent in restless legs syndrome (RLS), little is known about daytime sleepiness. We studied a series of 27 consecutive patients with idiopathic RLS in order...

...Romana Stehlik; Lennart Arvidsson; Jan Ulfberg Background: The prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) among the general population is 2–15%, and with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) 2%. Both RLS and FMS are more common among women. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of RLS...