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Restless Leg Syndrome (restless + leg_syndrome)

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Movement disorders and pregnancy: A review of the literature,,

MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Issue 6 2010
Sarah M. Kranick MD
Abstract Pregnant patients are rarely encountered in the movement disorders clinic, but they present significant dilemmas regarding treatment and counseling for neurologists. While movement disorders in pregnancy once described those disorders arising de novo during pregnancy, such as chorea gravidarum or restless leg syndrome, advancing maternal age in Western countries will likely increase the number of women in whom pregnancy complicates a pre-existing movement disorder. Physicians treating these women must be aware of the impact of the movement disorder and its treatment on fertility, pregnancy, fetal development, lactation, and infant care. This review summarizes retrospective series and case reports to both guide clinicians and to stimulate and direct the design of prospective studies. © 2010 Movement Disorder Society [source]

Case study of an unusual variant of restless leg syndrome

MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Issue 1 2008
Matthew R. Ebben PhD
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Symptomatic restless leg syndrome after lacunar stroke: A lesion study

MOVEMENT DISORDERS, Issue 11 2006
Alexander Unrath MD
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Subjective sleep quality and suggested immobilization test in restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, Issue 3 2002
YUICHI INOUE md
Abstract The severity of restless leg syndrome (RLS) and/or periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) was investigated by using a suggested immobilization test (SIT) and by measuring the influence of these disorders on the subjective sleep quality as assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Patients with RLS and those with both RLS and PLMD showed remarkably high values for PSQI and SIT, whereas patients with PLMD only showed normal values for PSQI. These findings suggest that there is only a small pathological significance for periodic limb movements, and demonstrate the efficacy of SIT and PSQI for evaluating the severity of these disorders. [source]

Sleep symptoms and their clinical correlates in Machado,Joseph disease

ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 4 2009
A. D'Abreu
Objective,,, To evaluate the presence of sleep symptoms in Machado,Joseph disease/spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (MJD/SCA3). Subjects/methods,,, We used a sleep questionnaire and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale to compare 53 patients with MJD/SCA3 and 106 controls. Results,,, Patients with MJD/SCA3 reported more symptoms of insomnia, restless leg syndrome and REM sleep behavior disorder as well as nocturnal cramps, snoring and nocturnal apnea. Insomnia was the most frequently reported sleep-related complaint in the MJD/SCA3 group. Conclusions,,, Our results indicate that sleep disorders are common in patients with MJD/SCA3 and probably have a multifactorial etiology, with components of a primary sleep disorder in addition to sleep-disrupting symptoms such as nocturia and cramps. [source]