Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) is a classical tool in statistical analysis to find the projections that maximize the correlation between two data sets. In this work we propose a generalization of CCA to several data sets, which is shown to be equivalent to the classical maximum variance (MAXVAR) generalization proposed by Kettenring. The reformulation of this generalization as a set of co...

background: restless legs  syndrome  (rls)  is the  most common movement disorder in pregnancy, which can be idiopathic  or secondary. there are  limited  comparative data  regarding  these  two forms of rls.  the aim of this study was to compare  clinical features  of idiopathic  and secondary rls in pregnant women. methods: over a period  of 3 months, 443 women  who admitted for delivery in t...

background and objective : restless legs syndrome (rls) is a sleep disorder with an association to sleep quality. we investigated the sleep quality in patients with rls among health-care workers with or without shift work. materials and methods : all female health-care workers (n = 540) in four educational hospitals were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. international rls study group (irl...

Introduction: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological sensory-motor disorder that is observed as an unpleasant sensation in the legs, especially when sitting or lying down and at rest. This study aimed to determine the prevalence RLS and its related factors among older adults in Eslamabad-e-Gharb, Kermanshah province, Iran in 2021. Methods: Totally, 240 elderlies entered the study using...

background: restless legs syndrome (rls) is a common movement disorder. the occurrence of this syndrome is due to genetic factors and lifestyle. this study performed to determine restless legs syndrome (rls) prevalence in iranian multiple sclerosis (ms) patients and the possible risk factors. methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted with ms patients, and the age‑ and sex‑matched contro...

Background: The prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) is approximately 10% in general population. This condition is more prevalent in certain diseases and we previously reported the prevalence of RLS in chronic liver disease population to be 62%. Objectives: Our aim was to assess the self-reported prevalence of RLS using an RLS symptom specific questionnaire in liver transplant patients. M...

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...

conclusions we conclude that a significant percentage of esrd patients undergoing maintenance hd have severe or very severe rls symptoms. the presence of rls is associated to longer durations of dialysis. results of the 139 hd patients enrolled in this study, 60 were female (43.2%) and 79 were male (56.8%), with a mean age of 51.82 ± 13.31 years. the prevalence of rls was 15.8% (22 patients), w...