Malabsorption is uncommon in restless legs syndrome

Malabsorption is uncommon in restless legs syndrome.

Celiac disease (CD), which is one of the most important malabsorptive diseases in adults, has been associated with several neurological disorders including peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar ataxia, myopathy, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders. Recently, 2 independent studies reported a high prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in CD patients (25%–31%). In the first study, iron ...

Restless Legs Syndrome Prevalence in Major Thalasemia Tabriz Children Hospital

Is preeclampsia associated with restless legs syndrome?

OBJECTIVE Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurologic disorder. Secondary RLS includes pregnancy and iron deficiency. Prevalence of RLS in pregnancy ranges from 11% to 27%. We aimed to assess the frequency and characteristics of RLS in pregnancy in a Peruvian population and to evaluate the possible pregnancy or delivery complications due to RLS. METHODS We assessed 218 consecutive exp...

The restless legs syndrome.

The first description of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) is attributed to Thomas Willis in the 'London Practice of Physick' of 1685 (Ekbom, 1960). Here he wrote 'wherefore to some, when being a bed they betake themselves to sleep, presently in the arms and leggs, leapings and contractions of their tendons, and so great a restlessness and tossings of their members ensue, that the diseased are n...

Restless legs syndrome.

Restless legs syndrome is common; it is characterised by an urge to move and usually, but not exclusively, affects the legs. This urge to move is typically accompanied by abnormal sensations, variably described as burning, tingling, aching, or “insects crawling under the skin.” These sensations are transiently or partially relieved by movement, and there is a strong circadian influence—symptoms...