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Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome
Author(s) -
Walters Arthur S.,
Aldrich Michael S.,
Allen Richard,
AncoliIsrael Sonia,
Buchholz David,
Chokroverty Sudhansu,
Coccagna Giorgio,
Earley Christopher,
Ehrenberg Bruce,
Feest T. G.,
Hening Wayne,
Kavey Neil,
Lavigne Gilles,
Lipinski Joseph,
Lugaresi Elio,
Montagna Pasquale,
Montplaisir Jacques,
Mosko Sarah S.,
Oertel Wolfgang,
Picchietti Daniel,
Pollmächer Thomas,
Shafor Renata,
Smith Robert C.,
Telstad Wenche,
Trenkwalder Claudia,
von Scheele Christian,
Walters Arthur S.,
Ware J. Catesby,
Zucconi Marco
Publication year - 1995
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.870100517
Subject(s) - restless legs syndrome , evening , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sleep disorder , neurological disorder , psychology , medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy , central nervous system disease , psychiatry , neurology , insomnia , neuroscience , physics , astronomy
A large International Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Study Group has been formed. As its first task, the group has taken upon itself the role of definig the clinical features of the RLS. As minimal criteria for diagnosis, the group proposes the following four features: (a) desire to move the extremities, often associated with paresthesias/dysesthesias; (b) motor restlessness; (c) worsening of symptoms at rest with at least temporary relief by activity, and (d) worsening of symptoms in the evening or night. Other features commonly seen in RLS include sleep disturbance, periodic limb movements in sleep and similar involuntary movements while awake, a normal neurological examination in the idiopathic from, a tendency for the symptoms to be worse in middle to older age, and, in some cases, a family history suggestive of an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance.