title: Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom and restless legs syndrome.
abstract: The authors provide an historical review of restless legs syndrome, emphasizing the contribution of Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom, the Swedish neurologist who made the first detailed clinical description of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Rua General Carneiro 1103/102, Centro, Curitiba, Paraná 80060-150, Brazil. hagteive@mps.com.br
authors.forename: Hélio A G
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Teive
authors.forename: Renato P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Munhoz
authors.forename: Egberto Reis
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Barbosa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical / Q000266:history; D008297:Male; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D013548:Sweden