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Is daytime sleepiness a neglected problem in patients with restless legs syndrome?
Author(s) -
Fulda Stephany,
Wetter Thomas C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.21511
Subject(s) - epworth sleepiness scale , restless legs syndrome , excessive daytime sleepiness , daytime , psychology , physical therapy , medicine , neurological disorder , sleep disorder , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , central nervous system disease , polysomnography , insomnia , electroencephalography , atmospheric sciences , geology
Abstract The restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological disorder of sleep/wake motor regulation that is associated with sleep disturbances. Here, we review the evidence that RLS is also associated with increased daytime sleepiness. Summarizing 26 studies that assessed sleepiness by means of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in untreated subjects with idiopathic RLS, we found that 20 to 25% of subjects are at an increased risk for daytime sleepiness. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society