Is There an Association between Restless Legs Syndrome and Urticaria?

Tuna, Serpil; Alan, Sevil; Samancı, Nehir; Karakaş, Ayşe Akman

doi:10.3346/jkms.2016.31.5.790

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“…Bashir et al [36]Cohort study3 CU patientsNo 20. Tuna et al [35]Case–control130 CU patients100 individualsV. Case reports–case series—psychiatric interventions in CU patients 21.…”

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“…Finally, in 2016 Tuna et al [35 ] included 130 patients with CU and 100 healthy controls in a study that aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of restless leg syndrome (RLS) and to compare the quality of sleep of CU patients with and without RLS. The prevalence (23.8%) of RLS in the CU group was significantly higher than the control group (12%).…”

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Psychiatric comorbidity in chronic urticaria patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Konstantinou

2019

Clin Transl Allergy

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Background Dermatological illness can affect the quality of life and may coexist with psychiatric disorders. Objective The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate the published evidence of any psychiatric disorders that may coexist with chronic urticaria (CU) and any effect psychiatric interventions may have on CU. Methods Following the Cochrane guidance, we conducted a systematic literature search using web-based search engines provided by PubMed (for Medline database), Google Scholar and Scopus for studies that have investigated the existence of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with CU. To be included, a study had to possess features, such as: (1) distinction between chronic urticaria and allergic conditions, (2) direct collection of diagnostic psychiatric data by using clinical interview and standardized questionnaires, (3) International Classification of Disorders criteria or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria for the diagnosis of mental disorders, and (4) manuscripts written or published in the English language. Unpublished research and research in progress were not included. All the eligible studies were scrutinized for any reported psychiatric interventions that had any effect on CU. The systematic review has been registered on PROSPERO (registration number CRD42019122811) and was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). Results Twenty-five studies were identified. Almost one out of three CU patients have at least one underlying psychiatric disorder. None of the studies clarified whether the psychiatric disorders pre-existed the CU onset, and no association was found between CU severity and duration, and psychological functioning. Only one case report and two case series mentioned that treatment of psychiatric disorders with either anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs or psychological interventions might result in improvement of urticaria. Conclusions Patients with CU frequently experience psychiatric disorders. This highlights the need for a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach involving prompt recognition and management of any potential psychiatric disorder in addition to urticaria treatment. Further studies are needed to assess whether psychiatric disorders coexist with CU independently or follow urticaria onset and whether any psychological or psychiatric intervention may help in CU control.

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“…Bashir et al [36]Cohort study3 CU patientsNo 20. Tuna et al [35]Case–control130 CU patients100 individualsV. Case reports–case series—psychiatric interventions in CU patients 21.…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Psychiatric comorbidity in chronic urticaria patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Konstantinou

2019

Clin Transl Allergy

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“…[23,32] In atopic dermatitis patients, RLS was found to be more frequent and correlated with the disease severity compared with psoriasis and control groups. [32] In another study, Tuna et al [23] showed that frequencies of RLS and sleep disturbances were higher in patients with chronic urticaria than the control group. Authors claimed that RLS and urticaria might share a common etiology and urticaria might trigger and worsen RLS.…”

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“…A power analysis by Minitab 17 Statistical Software (Minitab, Ltd., Coventry, United Kingdom) according to the results of Tuna et al [23] revealed that 117 patients would be required in each group to detect significant differences with a power of 90% and a level of significance of α=0.05.…”

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Restless legs syndrome in children with allergic rhinitis: A comparative study on frequency, severity and sleep quality

Filiz¹

2018

Turk J Phys Med Rehab

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Objectives: This study aims to investigate the frequency and severity of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and its relationship with sleep quality in children with allergic rhinitis (AR) with the hypothesis that comorbid RLS may be an additional causative factor of sleep disturbances in pediatric AR. Patients and methods: A total of 143 children with AR (aged 8-18 years) and 144 healthy control subjects (aged 8-18 years) were included. The diagnosis of AR was established on history, clinical examination and skin prick test according to the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma guidelines. Presence of RLS was determined using the International RLS study group (IRLSSG) criteria. The severity of RLS was assessed using the IRLSSG rating scale. Sleep quality was evaluated by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Results: Thirteen patients (9.1%) in AR group, and six children (4.2%) in control group had RLS (p=0.159). The frequency of RLS in AR group was higher than two folds when compared to the control group; however, the difference was not statistically significant. Restless legs syndrome severity score was significantly higher in AR group than control group (15.00 [11-20] and 11.00 [10-16] respectively, p=0.046). Total PSQI scores were similar between groups. Also, no significant differences were observed in total PSQI scores of AR patients with or without RLS. Conclusion: Restless legs syndrome was not more common but was more severe in children with AR. There was no evidence that RLS has an obvious effect on sleep quality in children with AR.

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Evaluation of the frequency of restless legs syndrome in children diagnosed with allergic diseases

Altaş,

Çevik,

Keser

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Journal of Asthma

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Is There an Association between Restless Legs Syndrome and Urticaria?

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Psychiatric comorbidity in chronic urticaria patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Psychiatric comorbidity in chronic urticaria patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Restless legs syndrome in children with allergic rhinitis: A comparative study on frequency, severity and sleep quality

Evaluation of the frequency of restless legs syndrome in children diagnosed with allergic diseases

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