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Management Strategies for Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease During Pregnancy
Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2018Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease is a common disorder during pregnancy that may significantly impact on the health of affected women, leading to negative consequences in the short and long term. An accurate diagnosis helps to recognize the syndrome and choose the optimal therapeutic strategy, based on the characteristics and needs of the ...
Corrado, Garbazza, Mauro, Manconi
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[RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME--WILLIS-EKBOM DISEASE].
La Revue du praticien, 2015Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder with a high prevalence (10% in Caucasian populations). It is a purely clinical diagnosis characterized by an urge to move the lower limbs usually accompanied or caused by unpleasant sensations in the legs with an improvement in symptoms with movement. These sensations occur during inactivity or at
Élisabeth, Ruppert +2 more
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Willis-Ekbom disease/restless legs syndrome in patients with opioid withdrawal
Sleep Medicine, 2018Many patients with opioid use disorder report symptoms similar to restless legs syndrome (RLS) during withdrawal. However, whether these symptoms are true RLS, their predictors and effect of treatment with pregabalin are still unknown.A total of 19 consecutive patients with opioid use disorder who were admitted for detoxification were included in this ...
Ravi Gupta, Ramjan Ali, Rajat Ray
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Restless legs syndrome/Willis Ekbom disease: Evaluation and treatment
International Review of Psychiatry, 2014Restless legs syndrome/Willis Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) has been recognized as a significant medical disorder since the 17th century. It was studied mostly in the last 50 years in relation to increasing interest in sleep medicine and health-related quality of life. This led to recognition that the disease is not well characterized as restless feelings in
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Management of treatment failure in restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease)
Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2018Dopaminergic drugs have been widely used over the last decades for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS)/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED). While the majority of studies show an initial improvement in symptoms, longer studies and clinical experience show that either treatment efficacy decreases with time, and/or augmentation develops: dopaminergic ...
Diego, Garcia-Borreguero +2 more
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An update on restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease)
Current Opinion in Neurology, 2014In recent years, there have been a number of advances in the field of restless legs syndrome (RLS) or Willis-Ekbom disease (WED). Here, we review recent studies pertaining to the diagnosis and clinical features, pathogenesis, and treatment of RLS/WED.Recent studies have added a temporal dimension to RLS/WED epidemiology by examining both the incidence ...
Diego, Garcia-Borreguero +1 more
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Treatment Options in Intractable Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED)
Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2016Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED) is a common condition characterized by an irresistible urge to move the legs, concomitant with an unpleasant sensation in the lower limbs, which is typically relieved by movement. Symptoms occur predominantly at rest and prevail in the afternoon or evening.
Rinaldi, Fabrizio +4 more
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Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis–Ekbom Disease) in the Older Person
Aging Health, 2012Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common condition characterized by uncomfortable sensations deep in the legs, developing at rest, that compel the person to move. Symptoms are worst at night and sleep disturbance is common. RLS occurs in 7–11% of the population in western countries, and is increasingly common in older people. Primary RLS is familial in
Helen O‘Brien, Shaun T O‘Keeffe
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Use of α2δ Ligands for Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease
CNS Drugs, 2018Restless legs syndrome is a common neurological condition affecting a substantial portion of the population. It can be an idiopathic disorder, or one that is secondary to another cause. Given that the underlying pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome is not well understood, several drug classes have been studied for symptom control.
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Misdiagnosing restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease despite the IRLSSG criteria
Sleep Medicine, 2020Karla Carlos +2 more
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