title: [Restless legs and sleep apnea syndrome--random coincidence or causal relation?].
abstract: We report three cases of restless-legs syndrome in which by polygraphic sleep recordings an accompanying sleep-apnea syndrome was detected. Etiopathological factors, in particular a dysfunction of the sleep regulating centers in the brain stem as a cause of both diseases are discussed. Our observations suggest that a polysomnographic recording including respiration parameters should be carried out in every patient suffering from restless-legs syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Klinik, Zentralinstituts für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schönbrunn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Riemann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hohagen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004576:Electromyography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000503:physiopathology; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Restless legs und Schlafapnoesyndrom--zufällige Koinzidenz oder kausale Beziehung?