title: Restless legs syndrome in chronic pulmonary disease.
abstract: Eight consecutive patients referred for neurological opinion because of very severe "restless legs" all suffered from chronic pulmonary disease. It was considered that the restless legs syndrome was not a metabolic consequence of respiratory failure but a nervous manifestation of their invalidism.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D013147:Spirometry
chemical_list: D003975:Diazepam