SIR—It is not widely appreciated, but up to half of all patients with restless leg syndrome can have unwanted movements and sensations in the upper extremities [1]. I give here a brief illustrative case history. An 88-year-old gentleman with restless leg syndrome diagnosed 3 years earlier presented complaining of being unable to sleep at night due to feelings of prickling and pain in both arms,...

We report an unusual case of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy(DMD) patient who initiated a restless leg syndrome after the use of amytriptiline. The prescription and use of this medication for patients with persistent neuropathic pain is relatively common, especially for patients with DMD. Normally, this medication is well tolerated, however, we now report the occurrence of an induction or intensi...

BACKGROUND Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is one of the prevalent complaints of patients with end stage renal diseases suffering chronic hemodialysis. Although there are some known pharmacological managements for this syndrome, the adverse effect of drugs causes a limitation for using them. In this randomized clinical trial we aimed to find a nonpharmacological way to improve signs of restless leg...

conclusions the most important factor in diagnosis is physician’s attention and clinical experience with this condition and using irlssg. results two major theories are developed regarding the pathophysiology of rls. the first one concerns central nervous system dopamine imbalance and the second one concerns intracellular iron dysregulation. the most common used pharmacologic agents in treatmen...

INTRODUCTION Restless legs syndrome is a sensorimotor neurological disorder characterized by an urge to move the legs in response to uncomfortable leg sensations. While asleep, 70 to 90 percent of patients with restless legs syndrome have periodic limb movements in sleep. Frequent periodic limb movements in sleep and related brain arousals as documented by polysomnography are associated with po...

Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS), is a condition of uneasy feeling with an uncontrollable urge to move legs. This study was conducted compare the frequencies restless leg and sleep quality in diabetic patients without neuropathy. Methods: The comparative cross-sectional from February June 2021 at Riphah College Rehabilitation Allied health sciences collaboration Pakistan Railway Hospita...