Management of RLS in Children (Unique Features)
Common mimics ∙ Positional discomfort ∙ Sore leg muscles ∙ Ligament sprain/tendon strain ∙ Positional ischemia (numbness) ∙ Dermatitis ∙ Bruises ∙ Growing pains Less common mimics ∙ Leg cramps…
NEUROLOGY
Managing Concurrent Medications
Compound name EHealthMe Treato DrugCite MedsFacts Drug informer #SE #RLS %RLS #Posts #RLS %RLS #RLS/r-less %RLS #SE #RLS %RLS #Posts #RLS %RLS Diphenhydramine 24,543 73 0.3 269,440 2188 0.81 70…
Management of Augmentation
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mauro Manconi and Diego García-Borreguero (eds.)Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-6777-3_14 14. Management of Augmentation Diego García-Borreguero1 (1) Sleep Research Institute, Madrid, Paseo de la Habana, 151, 28036 Madrid, Spain Diego García-Borreguero…
Augmentation: Criteria, Prevalence, and Differential Diagnosis
Preamble Augmentation is a worsening of RLS symptom severity experienced by patients undergoing treatment for RLS. The RLS symptoms in general are more severe than those experienced at baseline A….
Long-Term Efficacy of Pharmacological Treatment
Author, year Design Duration Interventionb N. patients F:M Agea IRLSG scorea Disease durationa Outcome Results Allen 2014 RCT 52 weeks Pregabalin 300 mg versus pramipexole 0.25 mg versus pramipexole 0.50 mg 540, ITT…
Outcome and Mortality in Renal Failure Related RLS
Fig. 10.1 RLS in chronic renal failure and outcome Cardio- and Cerebrovascular Risk RLS from different studies seems to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, hypertension, diabetes, and…
Peripheral Muscle Changes
Fig. 9.1 A cross-section of m tibialis anterior, immunohistochemically stained for capillaries (CD31), from an age-matched control (a) and from a RLS patient with a larger capillary network (b) The expression…
Willis–Ekbom Disease, Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep, and Cardiovascular Disease: Putative Mechanisms and Implications for Long-Term Treatment
Fig. 8.1 Relationships between Willis–Ekbom disease (WED), periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS), and cardiovascular disease are complex and potentially multidirectional Mechanisms by Which WED and/or PLMS Could Cause Cardiovascular Disease…
Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Changes Associated with Periodic Limb Movements
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mauro Manconi and Diego García-Borreguero (eds.)Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-6777-3_7 7. Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Changes Associated with Periodic Limb Movements Raffaele Ferri1 and Fouzia Siddiqui2 (1) Sleep Research Centre, Department…
Mental Health Disorders Associated with RLS
RLS (DSM-5 criteria) Psychotropic-induced Akathisia Location Legs principally or exclusively involved (A) Generalized, including upper extremities as well Dysesthesias Very common (A) Rare Relation to movement Worse during inactivity…
