2005
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000163996.64461.a3
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Restless legs syndrome

Abstract: This large survey confirms the high prevalence, female preponderance, and underrecognition of restless legs syndrome in the general community. Although two-thirds of patients had moderate to severe disease, none was on current dopaminergic therapy.

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“…[22][23][24][25] Recently, low serum ferritin was described as a significant predictor of RLS in 301 hospital patients older 50 years of whom 55 had RLS. 26 On the other hand, cross-sectional studies on 365, 701, and 714 individuals from German, 2 Tyrolean, 3 and Korean 27 population cohorts with 36, 74, and 59 RLS cases, respectively, did not show an association to serum ferritin. The same was true for most other serum iron parameters except for the soluble transferrin receptor in the study that included 74 RLS patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
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“…[22][23][24][25] Recently, low serum ferritin was described as a significant predictor of RLS in 301 hospital patients older 50 years of whom 55 had RLS. 26 On the other hand, cross-sectional studies on 365, 701, and 714 individuals from German, 2 Tyrolean, 3 and Korean 27 population cohorts with 36, 74, and 59 RLS cases, respectively, did not show an association to serum ferritin. The same was true for most other serum iron parameters except for the soluble transferrin receptor in the study that included 74 RLS patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…In Caucasians, RLS is present in up to 10% of the population. 2, 3 Pregnancy, uremia, celiac disease, and iron deficiency are considered to be risk factors. 4 RLS also has a considerable heritability and is associated with multiple genetic risk factors.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder with a prevalence up to 11% in the general population, and is more frequent in females than in males [1][2][3]. The diagnosis is made using clinical criteria established by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) [4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…RLS remains largely undiagnosed and underestimated. Nevertheless most patients do experience serious clinical consequences with a significant impact on sleep and life quality [1,2,5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the limitations of dialysis affect the lifestyle of patients (3,4) and creates a sense of dependency and deprivation of freedom for planning in personal life (5). Patients are often concerned about the unpredictable future of their illness and are always depressed and fearful of death, due to chronic illness (6, 7) decreased efficiency, inability to perform activities, weakness, fatigue, social isolation, decreased self-esteem, sleep problems caused by restless legs syndrome, and daily drowsiness, which damage spiritual health of hemodialysis patients and their families (8). Chronic illnesses, threatens the patient's confidence and religious faith.…”
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confidence: 99%