title: [Paraesthesia in the legs].
abstract: Paraesthesia in the legs can have numerous causes. In addition to the restless legs syndrome, other primary causes include venous insufficiency in the leg, propriospinal myoclonus, nocturnal leg cramps, peripheral polyneuropathy that affects mostly the legs or neuroleptic drug-induced akathisia. Through detailed questioning of the patient, restless legs syndrome can be specifically distinguished from the other named differential diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: ilonka.eisensehr@dgn.de
authors.forename: Ilonka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eisensehr
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020189:Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000175:diagnosis; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D020922:Sleep-Wake Transition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014689:Venous Insufficiency
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D007980:Levodopa