Evidence of increased muscle atrophy and impaired quality of life parameters in patients with uremic restless legs syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Restless Legs Syndrome is a very common disorder in hemodialysis patients. Restless Legs Syndrome negatively affects quality of life; however it is not clear whether this is due to mental or physical parameters and whether an association exists between the syndrome and parameters affecti...

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Main Authors: Christoforos D Giannaki, Giorgos K Sakkas, Christina Karatzaferi, Georgios M Hadjigeorgiou, Eleftherios Lavdas, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Nikolaos Tsianas, Georgios N Koukoulis, Yiannis Koutedakis, Ioannis Stefanidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3184961?pdf=render