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Restless Legs Syndrome and Leg Motor Restlessness in Parkinson’s Disease
Joint Authors
Miyamoto, Tomoyuki
Miyamoto, Masayuki
Hirata, Koichi
Suzuki, Keisuke
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sleep disturbances are important nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD) that are associated with a negative impact on quality of life.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS), which is characterized by an urge to move the legs accompanied by abnormal leg sensations, can coexist with PD, although the pathophysiology of these disorders appears to be different.
RLS and PD both respond favorably to dopaminergic treatment, and several investigators have reported a significant relationship between RLS and PD.
Sensory symptoms, pain, motor restlessness, akathisia, and the wearing-off phenomenon observed in PD should be differentiated from RLS.
RLS in PD may be confounded by chronic dopaminergic treatment; thus, more studies are needed to investigate RLS in drug-naïve patients with PD.
Recently, leg motor restlessness (LMR), which is characterized by an urge to move the legs that does not fulfill the diagnostic criteria for RLS, has been reported to be observed more frequently in de novo patients with PD than in age-matched healthy controls, suggesting that LMR may be a part of sensorimotor symptoms intrinsic to PD.
In this paper, we provide an overview of RLS, LMR, and PD and of the relationships among these disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Suzuki, Keisuke& Miyamoto, Masayuki& Miyamoto, Tomoyuki& Hirata, Koichi. 2015. Restless Legs Syndrome and Leg Motor Restlessness in Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075885
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Suzuki, Keisuke…[et al.]. Restless Legs Syndrome and Leg Motor Restlessness in Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075885
American Medical Association (AMA)
Suzuki, Keisuke& Miyamoto, Masayuki& Miyamoto, Tomoyuki& Hirata, Koichi. Restless Legs Syndrome and Leg Motor Restlessness in Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075885
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075885