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Effect of Mineral and Bone Metabolism on Restless Legs Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves,
Fabiana G. Graciolli,
Ivone B. Oliveira,
Ramaiane Aparecida Bridi,
Rosa Maria Affonso Moysés,
Rosilene Motta Elias
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.6396
Subject(s) - medicine , restless legs syndrome , transferrin saturation , hemodialysis , kidney disease , gastroenterology , endocrinology , serum iron , hyperphosphatemia , albumin , ferritin , anemia , vitamin d and neurology , iron deficiency , insomnia , psychiatry
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a highly prevalent sleep disease among patients on hemodialysis. The physiopathology is still unclear, and may be multifactorial. Because of the association between iron metabolism and chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorders (CKD-MBD), we hypothesized that both factors would be associated with RLS.

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