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Nocturnal leg cramps in older people. [PDF]
Postgrad Med J, 2002 AbstractNocturnal leg cramps are common in older people. Such cramps are associated with many common diseases and medications. Physiological methods may be useful for preventing cramps in some people, but there have been no controlled trials of these approaches. Quinine is moderately effective in preventing nocturnal leg cramps.
Butler JV, Mulkerrin EC, O'Keeffe ST.
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Nocturnal Cramps in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis Treated Conservatively: A Prospective Study [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2014 Study DesignProspective cohort study with questionnaire.PurposeTo compare the treatment outcome of nocturnal leg cramps in lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) patients on conservative treatment with historical surgical cohorts and to determine the ...
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Simvastatin-induced nocturnal leg pain disappears with pravastatin substitution [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 Introduction. Statins have similar side effects that do not always occur at the same rate among the various statins. We present a case of simvastatin-induced muscle toxicity that disappeared when pravastatin was substituted for the original drug. Case
Stojaković Nataša, Igić Rajko
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Trials, 2021 Background Leg cramps are painful sensations of tightening in the muscles of the legs that commonly appear during the night and are often associated with secondary insomnia. They are common especially in older age. There is no evidence that any method of
Jenni Joensuu +4 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020 OBJECTIVE Only a few studies have addressed the impact of nocturnal leg cramps on sleep quality. We investigated the association between nocturnal leg cramps and sleep disturbance using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and assessed ...
Paul Sebo +2 more
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Clinical and Translational Neuroscience, 2022 The objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive personal survey of all the major parasomnias with coverage of their clinical presentation, investigation, physiopathogenesis and treatment.
Roger J. Broughton
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A prospective observational study of the main features of nocturnal leg cramps in primary care
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2019 OBJECTIVE There are few data available regarding the characteristics of nocturnal leg cramps in primary care. However, this condition is particularly common among older adults and often causes sleep disturbances, which can seriously affect ...
Paul Sebo +3 more
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Quinine: not a safe drug for treating nocturnal leg cramps. [PDF]
CMAJ, 2015 See also research article on page [248][1] and at [www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.140497][2] In a linked research article, Garrison and colleagues[1][3] report on the seasonal variability of nocturnal leg cramps.
Hogan DB.
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Quinine-Induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Case Reports in Medicine, 2016 Every drug comes with some side effect. It is the benefit/risk ratio that determines the medical use of the drug. Quinine, a known antimalarial drug, has been used for nocturnal leg cramps since the 1930s; it is associated with severe life-threatening ...
Firas Abed +2 more
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Treatment alternatives for nocturnal leg cramps
Medical Journal of Australia, 2001 Griffith Health Faculty ; No Full ...
Del Mar, C. B. +4 more
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