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Restless arm symptoms as an extension of restless leg syndrome.
SIR—It is not widely appreciated, but up to half of all patients with restless leg syndrome can have unwanted movements and sensations in the upper extremities [1]. I give here a brief illustrative case history. An 88-year-old gentleman with restless leg syndrome diagnosed 3 years earlier presented complaining of being unable to sleep at night due to feelings of prickling and pain in both arms,...
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The Restless Leg Syndrome(RLS) induced by aripiprazole is very unique albeit rare adverse effect. The patient is a 55-year-old female who presented to our outpatient clinic with the diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to DSM-IV. Patient who has been receiving venlafaxine and quetiapine with doses of 75 mg/day and 300 mg/day respectively one year, was not being followed-up regularly...
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conclusions the most important factor in diagnosis is physician’s attention and clinical experience with this condition and using irlssg. results two major theories are developed regarding the pathophysiology of rls. the first one concerns central nervous system dopamine imbalance and the second one concerns intracellular iron dysregulation. the most common used pharmacologic agents in treatmen...
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Background Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in the elderly people. Its high prevalence increases the risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes , kidney failure and mortality. Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is one of the possible risk factors for hypertension, which is a chronic sensory-motor disorder associated with a feeling of itching or creepy crawly in the legs, c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of King Edward Medical University
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2079-0694,2079-7192
DOI: 10.21649/akemu.v11i3.1020