Restless legs syndrome: not just a problem for dialysis patients.
This article addresses the history, diagnostic criteria, pharmacotherapy, non-pharmacological symptom management, and coping mechanisms for idiopathic restless legs syndrome (RLS). The prevalence and treatment for uremia-associated RLS, as described in the literature, and special consideration of the problems of the dialysis patient with RLS will be addressed. The associated sleep disorder, periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS), will also be reviewed.
Dinwiddie
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Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D009294:Narcotics; D001569:Benzodiazepines