presenting features of idiopathic versus secondary restless legs syndrome in pregnancy.

Presenting features of idiopathic versus secondary restless legs syndrome in pregnancy

BACKGROUND Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is the most common movement disorder in pregnancy, which can be idiopathic or secondary. There are limited comparative data regarding these two forms of RLS. The aim of this study was to compare clinical features of idiopathic and secondary RLS in pregnant women. METHODS Over a period of 3 months, 443 women who admitted for delivery in two clinical cent...

Treatment Options for Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome

The emergence of new effective therapies for idiopathic restless legs syndrome (iRLS) or Willis–Ekbom disease (WED) during the last 15 years resulted in an exponential increase of reports regarding this syndrome and, especially, treatment options. In this review, we summarise the main findings related to neuropharmacological aspects and non-pharmacological therapies of idiopathic RLS (iRLS). As...

Restless legs syndrome -- secondary, comorbid or coincidental?

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 relieved by moving the legs [1, 2] . Diagnosis of RLS is based solely on the presence of the abovementioned symptoms witho...

Restless Legs Syndrome Prevalence in Major Thalasemia Tabriz Children Hospital

Secondary causes of restless legs syndrome in older people.

BACKGROUND Secondary causes of restless legs syndrome (RLS) have been reported to be more common in those with late-onset RLS. However, 'late-onset' in previous studies was defined as onset after 45 years. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of secondary causes of RLS and the relationship between aetiological factors and age of symptom onset in an older population. DESIGN Prospective stud...

Apomorphine in idiopathic restless legs syndrome: an exploratory study.

BACKGROUND Dopaminergic and opioidergic drugs have been found to be effective in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS). OBJECTIVES To test the effect of apomorphine--a combined opioidergic and dopaminergic agonist--and subsequent selective antagonism by naloxone and metoclopramide on subjective and objective symptoms in patients with idiopathic RLS. METHODS Nine patients with RLS were ...