Erweiterte ambulante Polygraphie bei Patienten mit Ein- und/oder Durchschlafstörungen

Fietze, Ingo; Nötzel, Katja; Blau, Alexander; Glos, Martin; Penzel, Thomas

doi:10.1007/s00115-012-3556-z

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“…RLS is classified into the sleep disorders according to the international classification of sleep disorders. RLS is associated with nighttime sleep disturbance and subsequent daytime fatigue and sleepiness ( 11 12 13 ). Its prevalence in the general population is estimated between 5% to 15% ( 1 ).…”

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Is There an Association between Restless Legs Syndrome and Urticaria?

et al. 2016

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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disease characterized by the urge to move the legs and sleep disturbances. Similarly, chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a dermatological disease characterized by pruritus and sleep disorders. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of RLS in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and to compare the quality of sleep of patients with and without RLS in the CSU group using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. A total of 130 patients with CSU and 100 healthy controls were included in this study. The frequency of RLS, frequency of sleep disturbances, and average score of RLS in patients with CSU were statistically significantly higher than control groups (respectively P = 0.008, P = 0.009, P = 0.004). Subjective sleep quality, sleep latency and habitual sleep efficiency scores in patients with RLS were statistically significantly higher than patients without RLS (respectively P = 0.016, P = 0.007, P = 0.035). We claimed that pruritus of urticaria may decrease the quality of sleep in patients with RLS and it may trigger and worsen the restless legs syndrome. Furthermore, RLS and CSU may share a common etiology.

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