Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a Brazilian sleep disorders center. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 118 patients with RLS from January, 2004, to December, 2010. The analyzed variables were: age at disease onset, gender, race, years of school...
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| author | Luis Fabiano Marin Andre Carvalho Felicio William Adolfo Santos Lucila Bizari Prado Gilmar Fernandes Prado |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a Brazilian sleep disorders center. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 118 patients with RLS from January, 2004, to December, 2010. The analyzed variables were: age at disease onset, gender, race, years of school instruction, primary and secondary RLS, and treatment options. RESULTS: Among the studied patients, 83.9% were women with a female/male sex ratio of 5:1. Mean age of the patients at symptom onset ± standard deviation was 41.7±17.9 years-old. The primary RLS was found in 85% of patients. The other 15% remainders consisted of secondary forms, and they were associated with neuropathy, iron deficiency anemia, end-stage renal disease, or Parkinson's disease. Drug therapy for RLS was introduced in 67% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients presented primary RLS with an early disease onset. Further epidemiological studies are welcomed to provide better information on secondary RLS in Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-01805f338a6146d2b94d46b58e1c961f2022-12-22T03:30:10ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-07-0170752953110.1590/S0004-282X2012000700011S0004-282X2012000700011Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndromeLuis Fabiano Marin0Andre Carvalho Felicio1William Adolfo Santos2Lucila Bizari Prado3Gilmar Fernandes Prado4Universidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloOBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a Brazilian sleep disorders center. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 118 patients with RLS from January, 2004, to December, 2010. The analyzed variables were: age at disease onset, gender, race, years of school instruction, primary and secondary RLS, and treatment options. RESULTS: Among the studied patients, 83.9% were women with a female/male sex ratio of 5:1. Mean age of the patients at symptom onset ± standard deviation was 41.7±17.9 years-old. The primary RLS was found in 85% of patients. The other 15% remainders consisted of secondary forms, and they were associated with neuropathy, iron deficiency anemia, end-stage renal disease, or Parkinson's disease. Drug therapy for RLS was introduced in 67% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients presented primary RLS with an early disease onset. Further epidemiological studies are welcomed to provide better information on secondary RLS in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000700011&lng=en&tlng=ensíndrome das pernas inquietassíndrome das pernas inquietasepidemiologiaBrasil |
| spellingShingle | Luis Fabiano Marin Andre Carvalho Felicio William Adolfo Santos Lucila Bizari Prado Gilmar Fernandes Prado Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria síndrome das pernas inquietas síndrome das pernas inquietas epidemiologia Brasil |
| title | Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome |
| title_full | Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome |
| title_short | Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome |
| title_sort | clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome |
| topic | síndrome das pernas inquietas síndrome das pernas inquietas epidemiologia Brasil |
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