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Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements in patients with movement disorders: Specific considerations
Author(s) -
Högl Birgit,
Stefani Ambra
Publication year - 2017
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.26929
Subject(s) - restless legs syndrome , movement disorders , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neurological disorder , sleep disorder , parkinson's disease , medicine , rem sleep behavior disorder , psychology , physical therapy , disease , psychiatry , central nervous system disease , insomnia , neuroscience , pathology
Restless legs syndrome is a frequent neurological disorder with potentially serious and highly distressing treatment complications. The role and potential implications of periodic leg movements during sleep range from being a genetic risk marker for restless legs syndrome to being a cardiovascular risk factor. The diagnosis of restless legs syndrome in patients with daytime movement disorders is challenging and restless legs syndrome needs to be differentiated from other sleep‐related movement disorders. This article provides an update on the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome as an independent disorder and the role of periodic leg movements and reviews the association of restless legs syndrome with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. © 2017 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society