"Restless Legs Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A disorder characterized by aching or burning sensations in the lower and rarely the upper extremities that occur prior to sleep or may awaken the patient from sleep.
| Descriptor ID |
D012148
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.803 C10.886.425.800.700 C10.886.659.634 F03.870.400.800.700 F03.870.664.634
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| Concept/Terms |
Restless Legs Syndrome- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Restless Legs
- Willis Ekbom Disease
- Disease, Willis Ekbom
- Wittmaack-Ekbom Syndrome
- Syndrome, Wittmaack-Ekbom
- Willis-Ekbom Disease
- Disease, Willis-Ekbom
- Willis-Ekbom Syndrome
- Syndrome, Willis-Ekbom
- Wittmaack Ekbom Syndrome
- Syndrome, Wittmaack Ekbom
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Syndrome, Restless Leg
- Willis Ekbom Syndrome
- Syndrome, Willis Ekbom
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Restless Legs Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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McLafferty LP, Spada M, Gopalan P. Pharmacologic Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Pregnancy. Sleep Med Clin. 2022 Sep; 17(3):445-452.
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Klepitskaya O, Liu Y, Sharma S, Sillau SH, Tsai J, Walters AS. Deep brain stimulation improves restless legs syndrome in patients with Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2018 09 11; 91(11):e1013-e1021.
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Silberstein SD. Association between restless legs syndrome and migraine. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2010 May; 81(5):473-5.
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Konieczny M, Bauer P, Tomiuk J, Weisser G, Haan J, Berger K, Riess O, Sch?ls L. CAG repeats in Restless Legs syndrome. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2006 Mar 05; 141B(2):173-6.
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Pinninti NR, Mago R, Townsend J, Doghramji K. Periodic restless legs syndrome associated with quetiapine use: a case report. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2005 Dec; 25(6):617-8.
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Lakshminarayanan S, Paramasivan KD, Walters AS, Wagner ML, Patel S, Passi V. Clinically significant but unsuspected restless legs syndrome in patients with sleep apnea. Mov Disord. 2005 Apr; 20(4):501-503.
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Walters AS, LeBrocq C, Passi V, Patel S, Hanna PA, Cohen B, Wagner M. A preliminary look at the percentage of patients with Restless Legs Syndrome who also have Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor or Tourette Syndrome in a single practice. J Sleep Res. 2003 Dec; 12(4):343-5.
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Young WB, Piovesan EJ, Biglan KM. Restless legs syndrome and drug-induced akathisia in headache patients. CNS Spectr. 2003 Jun; 8(6):450-6.
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Sateia MJ, Doghramji K, Hauri PJ, Morin CM. Evaluation of chronic insomnia. An American Academy of Sleep Medicine review. Sleep. 2000 Mar 15; 23(2):243-308.
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Doghramji K, Browman CP, Gaddy JR, Walsh JK. Triazolam diminishes daytime sleepiness and sleep fragmentation in patients with periodic leg movements in sleep. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1991 Oct; 11(5):284-90.