Brazilian consensus on guidelines for diagnosis and treatment for restless legs syndrome

Fröhlich, Alan Christmann; Éckeli, Alan Luiz; Bacelar, Andrea; Poyares, Dalva; Pachito, Daniela Vianna; Stelzer, Fernando Gustavo; Coelho, Fernando Morgadinho Santos; Rizzo, Geraldo; Prado, Gilmar Fernandes do; Sander, Heidi H.; Goulart, Leonardo Ierardi; Lucchesi, Lígia Mendonça; Gitaí, Lívia Leite Góes; Prado, Lucila Bizari Fernandes do; Ataíde-Junior, Luiz; Bezerra, Márcio; Lopes, Marta B.; Trentin, Marine Meliksetyan; Rodrigues, Raimundo Nonato; Hasan, Rosa; Alves, Rosana; Schönwald, Suzana Veiga; Moraes, Walter André dos Santos

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“…To date, the treatment for Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) 20 , 401 , which is known as restless legs syndrome (RLS), and for periodic limb movements during sleep 402 (PLMS) is pharmacological and non-pharmacological 402 , with physiotherapeutic interventions used as an adjunctive therapy. Despite being 2 different entities, both phenomena often occur simultaneously, and the absence of WED is a criterion for the medical diagnosis of periodic limb movement disorders (PLMD).…”

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Practice recommendations for the role of physiotherapy in the management of sleep disorders: the 2022 Brazilian Sleep Association Guidelines

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Franco²,

Brasil³

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This clinical guideline supported by the Brazilian Sleep Association comprises a brief history of the development of Brazilian sleep physiotherapy, outlines the role of the physiotherapist as part of a sleep health team, and describes the clinical guidelines in respect of the management of some sleep disorders by the physiotherapist (including sleep breathing disorders, i.e., obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, upper airway resistance syndrome, hypoventilation syndromes and overlap syndrome, and pediatric sleep breathing disorders; sleep bruxism; circadian rhythms disturbances; insomnia; and Willis-Ekbom disease/periodic limb movement disorder. This clinical practice guideline reflects the state of the art at the time of publication and will be reviewed and updated as new information becomes available.

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Practice recommendations for the role of physiotherapy in the management of sleep disorders: the 2022 Brazilian Sleep Association Guidelines

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Brasil³

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“…Gabapentin also plays a positive role in the treatment of RLS, but drowsiness, dizziness, headache and tremors are reported as side effects. Also gabapentin has urinary excretion and long half‐life among HD patients [15]. Patients' sleep disorders can be controlled with benzodiazepines, but these drugs increase daytime sleepiness and the resulting problems, including falls, in patients [17].…”

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“…In Iran, based on the results of study by Amiri et al, the prevalence of RLS was reported as 67.2% [13]. This syndrome causes chronic insomnia and daytime sleepiness, and therefore affects the patients' quality sleep [14,15]. Patients with moderate to severe RLS may sleep less than 5 h at night [16].…”

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Comparison the effect of valerian and gabapentin on RLS and sleep quality in hemodialysis patients: A randomized clinical trial

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Introduction: This study aimed to compare the effect of valerian and gabapentin on restless legs syndrome (RLS) and sleep quality in HD patients. Methods: In this cross over clinical trial study, 40 HD patients allocated into a valerian and gabapentin group. In the first phase of the study, Group A received valerian and Group B received gabapentin 1 h before bedtime for 1 month. In the second phase, the two groups' treatment regimen was swapped. After a 1-month washout period, the same process was repeated on the crossover groups.Results: After the first phase, the mean score of RLS was lower in the gabapentin group. But there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of sleep quality score before and after the first and second interventions. Conclusion: Gabapentin is more effective than valerian in improving RLS, but both are equally effective in improving sleep quality.

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Sleep and Aging

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Piovezan

2021

Sleep Medicine and Physical Therapy

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Brazilian consensus on guidelines for diagnosis and treatment for restless legs syndrome

Abstract: The Consensus on restless legs syndrome is an effort of neurologists from several Brazilian states, which tirelessly reviewed the literature of recent years in search of evidence, both in regard to diagnosis and treatment, according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine.

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Practice recommendations for the role of physiotherapy in the management of sleep disorders: the 2022 Brazilian Sleep Association Guidelines

Practice recommendations for the role of physiotherapy in the management of sleep disorders: the 2022 Brazilian Sleep Association Guidelines

Comparison the effect of valerian and gabapentin on RLS and sleep quality in hemodialysis patients: A randomized clinical trial

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