Restless Legs Syndrome

I am 7 months pregnant. Recently I noticed that I get strange feelings in my legs with an urge to move my legs in the evening while resting in bed. A friend who has RLS...

I am a 50-year-old man with diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage). Sometimes I get uncomfortable feelings in my legs and an urge to move while I’m resting. Are these symptoms due to nerve damage as a...

Several family studies of RLS suggest an increased occurrence (as much as 60%) in first-degree relatives of idiopathic RLS cases (those not associated with other diseases and for which no causes are found). The presence...

I am a 65-year-old woman. For the past two years, I have been having restless feelings in my legs when lying down in bed at night. My friend says I may have RLS. Is my...

Researchers have been trying to find the cause of RLS since Ekbom’s description of this condition appeared 65 years ago. Today we know a great deal about RLS— but not exactly what causes RLS or...

Currently, there is no single laboratory diagnostic test available for RLS. Therefore, the diagnosis is based entirely on an analysis of the patient’s symptoms. A few years ago, a group of physicians from North America,...

The term “restless legs syndrome” was coined by Karl Ekbom, a Swedish physician, in 1944. Ekbom later gave a masterful description of the condition in a monograph in 1945. He not only described the uncomfortable...

RLS is a very common disorder. Unfortunately, because of misconceptions and lack of adequate knowledge about RLS, this condition remains underdiagnosed or goes undiagnosed. The diagnosis is based on the essential criteria outlined in  next...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor neu-rologic and movement disorder that seriously impacts sleep and quality of life. The patient experiences char-acteristic complaints of unpleasant sensations in the legs with an urge to move...