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A review of current treatment strategies for restless legs syndrome (Willis–Ekbom disease) [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2014
Restless legs syndrome (RLS), recently renamed Willis-Ekbom disease (WED), is a common movement disorder. It is characterised by the need to move mainly the legs due to uncomfortable, sometimes painful sensations in the legs, which have a diurnal variation and a release with movement. Management is complex.
L. Klingelhoefer, I. Cova, S. Gupta, K. R. Chaudhuri   +3 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Longitudinal Cognitive Trajectories in Older Adults with Restless Legs Syndrome or Willis–Ekbom Disease [PDF]

Life
Background: Restless legs syndrome/Willis–Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) has occasionally but not consistently been associated with cognitive and most notably language and executive impairment.
Ioannis Liampas, Vasileios Siokas, Andreas Kyrozis, George Sakoutis, Mary Yannakoulia, Mary H. Kosmidis, Paraskevi Sakka, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou, Efthimios Dardiotis   +9 more
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Exclusion of mimics does not influence Willis-Ekbom disease diagnosis among recent medical graduates

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
In view of the diagnostic challenge posed by restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED) to health professionals and the challenge of its recognition by patients, the diagnostic criteria have been revised and updated to facilitate ...
Karla Carlos, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado
doaj   +2 more sources

Depth and Distribution of Symptoms in Restless Legs Syndrome/ Willis-Ekbom Disease [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2016
To determine the depth and distribution of sensory discomfort in idiopathic restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS) and RLS concurrent with other leg conditions, specifically peripheral neuropathy, sciatica, leg cramps, and arthritis.RLS subjects (n = 122) were divided into 71 idiopathic RLS and 51 RLS-C, or Comorbid, groups.
Paul, Yeh, William G, Ondo, Daniel L, Picchietti, J Steven, Poceta, Richard P, Allen, Charles R, Davies, Lily, Wang, Yaping, Shi, Kanika, Bagai, Arthur S, Walters   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Willis-Ekbom disease is not associated with poor cardiovascular health in adults [PDF]

Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine, 2015
Willis-Ekbom disease (WED), also called restless legs syndrome (RLS), is a neurologic sensorimotor disease that may be associated with cardiovascular disease. Given high morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease worldwide, we assessed the relation between WED/RLS and cardiovascular health risks in a native South American population.
Dredla, Brynn K., Del Brutto, Oscar H., Lee, Augustine S., Castillo, Pablo R.   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-ekbom disease (RLS/WED) in the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review [PDF]

BMC Neurology, 2020
Background RLS is known as one of the most common movement disorders during pregnancy, which is most aggravated in the third trimester of pregnancy and can affect up to one-third of pregnant women.
Niloofar Darvishi, Alireza Daneshkhah, Behnam Khaledi-Paveh, Aliakbar Vaisi-Raygani, Masoud Mohammadi, Nader Salari, Fateme Darvishi, Alireza Abdi, Rostam Jalali   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disorder link: evidences, biases and clinical relevance

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2020
Parkinson's disease (PD) and restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disorder (RLS/WED) are relatively common diseases in the realm of movement disorders.
Renato Puppi Munhoz, Maria C. L. Constantino, Laura Silveira-Moriyama   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial to compare the efficacy and tolerability of fixed doses of ropinirole, bupropion, and iron in treatment of restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease) [PDF]

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2016
Background: We aimed to compare the efficacy of fixed doses of bupropion and ropinirole and iron alone for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and to look for the tolerability of these medications. Materials and Methods: Patients diagnosed with
Kirti Vishwakarma, Juhi Kalra, Ravi Gupta, Mukesh Sharma, Taruna Sharma   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

What patients do to counteract the symptoms of Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED): Effect of gender and severity of illness

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014
Objectives: This study was carried out to assess different counteracting strategies used by patients with idiopathic Willis-Ekbom disease (RLS/WED). Whether these strategies were influenced by gender or disease severity was also assessed.
Ravi Gupta, Deepak Goel, Sohaib Ahmed, Minakshi Dhar, Vivekananda Lahan   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Global Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome and Its Associated Factors in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis [PDF]

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Restless leg syndrome (RLS) or Willis‐Ekbom's disease is a common neurosensory motor disorder, and pregnancy is one of the secondary factors that causes it. The purpose of this systematic review and meta‐analysis study is to obtain the percentage of prevalence of restless leg syndrome during pregnancy and to analyze the ...
Nader Salari, Yassaman Khodayari, Roya Hassani, Fateme Gol Nazari, Masoud Mohammadi   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources