Restless legs syndrome in 218 patients: associated disorders

Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder characterized by disagreeable sensations in the legs that occur at rest and are relieved by movement. These symptoms, which are worse at night, may result in sleep onset or sleep maintenance insomnia. Most patients are found on polysomnography (...

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Published in:Sleep medicine 2000-07, Vol.1 (3), p.221-229
Main Authors: Banno, Katsuhisa, Delaive, Kenneth, Walld, Randy, Kryger, Meir H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Etiology
Periodic movements
Restless legs syndrome
Sleep
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Summary:Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder characterized by disagreeable sensations in the legs that occur at rest and are relieved by movement. These symptoms, which are worse at night, may result in sleep onset or sleep maintenance insomnia. Most patients are found on polysomnography (PSG) to have periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS). The disorder, idiopathic in most cases, may be sometimes associated with specific disorders. Methods: Using the Province of Manitoba Health database, we compared the diagnoses made in the 5 years prior to sleep laboratory evaluation of 218 patients (103 men and 115 women) with RLS and 872 matched control subjects from the general population. Results: We found that 43.7% of male RLS patients vs. 10.4% of male controls and 46.1% of female RLS patients vs. 22.8% of female controls had been diagnosed as having psychological/psychiatric (most often depression) disorders ( P
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/S1389-9457(00)00023-X