title: Restless Bladder in an Elderly Woman: An Unusual Feature or a Variant of Restless Legs Syndrome?
abstract: We herein report an elderly patient with a history of restless legs syndrome (RLS) who developed unpleasant sensations in the lower abdomen and perineum. The patient' s symptoms occurred during the evening and at rest and forced the patient to void, resulting in some symptom relief. Urological examinations and spinal magnetic resonance imaging findings were unremarkable. The adjunctive use of rotigotine resolved her symptoms. The symptoms were considered to be "restless bladder". Further studies are required to elucidate whether restless bladder is an identical condition to the clinical entities of other RLS variants or whether it represents an unusual feature of RLS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D013876:Thiophenes; C047508:rotigotine