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New England Journal of Medicine, 2001 The term restless legs syndrome (RLS) was first introduced by Karl A Ekbom, a Swedish neurologist and surgeon, in 1945, although the earliest description of restless legs associated with sleep disabilities possibly came from Sir Thomas Willis, an English physician, in 1672.1 2 More recently, abnormal involuntary movements during sleep such as nocturnal
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Clinical Medicine, 2016 Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease (WED), is a common movement disorder characterised by an uncontrollable urge to move because of uncomfortable, sometimes painful sensations in the legs with a diurnal variation and a release with movement.
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BMJ, 2012 This patient, who has had RLS for 12 years, describes how doctors’ lack of knowledge about the condition delayed effective treatment; she urges patients and doctors alike to become better ...
Algera, C., Lammers, G.J.
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Journal of Internal Medicine, 2009 Abstract.Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological sensory‐motor disorder that is characterized by intense restlessness and unpleasant creeping sensations deep inside the lower legs. Symptoms appear when the legs are at rest and are worst in the evening and at night. They force patients to keep moving their legs, and often to get out of bed
Karl, Ekbom, J, Ulfberg
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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2017 Restless legs syndrome affects 5%–10% of the population, most commonly in women older than 35 years of age. Of all people seeking medical care, 2%–3% will have restless legs syndrome that affects their sleep, daytime productivity, cognition or mood, and will require treatment.[1][1 ...
Philippe, Rizek, Niraj, Kumar
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Collegium antropologicum, 2011 Being of the most frequent causes of insomnia, which in the end leads to chronic fatigue, inadequate performance of daily activities, and serious disruption of quality of living, restless legs syndrome (RLS) is nowadays not only a serious medical problem but a socio-economical one as well.
Miletić, Vladimir, Relja, Maja
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Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2006 Restless legs syndrome is a symptomatic urge to move the legs, usually accompanied or caused by uncomfortable/ unpleasant sensations deep within the legs that begin or are worsened during periods of rest or inactivity in the evening or night and are partially or totally relieved by movement. It can occur intermittently or daily.
Melody, Ryan, John T, Slevin
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How are normal sleeping controls selected? A systematic review of cross-sectional insomnia studies, and a standardised method to select healthy controls for sleep research [PDF]
, 2008 There appears to be some inconsistency in how normal sleepers (controls) are selected and screened for participation in research studies for comparison with insomnia patients.
Louise Beattie +59 more
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Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2016 Background: Restless leg syndrome prevalence is high among the patients undergoing hemodialysis. Due to several side effects of medicational treatments, the patients prefer non-medicational methods.
Nahid Shahgholian +3 more
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Prevalence Rate of Restless Leg Syndrome among Healthcare Students of Karachi [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care, 2020 Background: Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is an undiagnosed sensorimotor disorder that is accompanied by an unpleasant sensation in the lower limbs which cause an urge to move the leg for temporary relaxation.
Muhammad Faisal Qureshi +9 more
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