Restless legs syndrome: literature review
Restless legs syndrome is a distressing condition, with negative effects on sleep and daytime activities that affect personal, family and occupational life. The overall impact of restless legs syndrome on quality of life is comparable to that of chronic and frustrating conditions such as depression...
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| description | Restless legs syndrome is a distressing condition, with negative effects on sleep and daytime activities that affect personal, family and occupational life. The overall impact of restless legs syndrome on quality of life is comparable to that of chronic and frustrating conditions such as depression and diabetes. Misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment may increase patients' suffering in terms of uncertainty, overuse or misuse of care services and lack of trust. Presenting a synthesis of the main topics in the literature on restless legs syndrome facilitates for a better understanding and its management in primary care settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-231277fdfaa747a0a1301e4b9a35a2522022-12-21T22:38:50ZengAssociação Paulista de MedicinaSão Paulo Medical Journal1806-9460128316717010.1590/S1516-31802010000300008S1516-31802010000300008Restless legs syndrome: literature reviewEmmanouil Symvoulakis0Dimitrios Anyfantakis1Christos Lionis2University of CreteUniversity of CreteUniversity of CreteRestless legs syndrome is a distressing condition, with negative effects on sleep and daytime activities that affect personal, family and occupational life. The overall impact of restless legs syndrome on quality of life is comparable to that of chronic and frustrating conditions such as depression and diabetes. Misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment may increase patients' suffering in terms of uncertainty, overuse or misuse of care services and lack of trust. Presenting a synthesis of the main topics in the literature on restless legs syndrome facilitates for a better understanding and its management in primary care settings.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000300008&lng=en&tlng=enSíndrome de las piernas inquietasAtención primaria de saludClasificaciónEpidemiologíaDiagnóstico |
| spellingShingle | Emmanouil Symvoulakis Dimitrios Anyfantakis Christos Lionis Restless legs syndrome: literature review São Paulo Medical Journal Síndrome de las piernas inquietas Atención primaria de salud Clasificación Epidemiología Diagnóstico |
| title | Restless legs syndrome: literature review |
| title_full | Restless legs syndrome: literature review |
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| title_short | Restless legs syndrome: literature review |
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| topic | Síndrome de las piernas inquietas Atención primaria de salud Clasificación Epidemiología Diagnóstico |
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