Abstract
There is a growing interest in sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) due to their high frequency and possible relationship to fatigue, a hallmark symptom in MS. Among them, insomnia and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are the most common ones. RLS is a sleep-related motor disorder characterized by a strong urge to move associated with uncomfortable sensations in the limbs. It is frequently under diagnosed in patients with MS although its course is often particularly severe. Several arguments support a symptomatic origin of RLS in MS patients. Independently of any causal relationship, the high prevalence of RLS in MS patients has clinical implications.
The purpose of the present review is (i) to summarize the epidemiological data and clinical characteristics of RLS in MS patients in order to increase sensitivity to this disorder; (ii) to document the substantial body of evidence in support of a symptomatic origin of RLS in MS and from this (iii) to delineate the proposition that MS may represent a clinical model to study RLS-associated pathological changes.Keywords: MS, restless legs syndrome, sleep disorders, insomnia, epidemiological, secondary progressive form, pathological brain, autoimmune, hypersomnia, parasomnias.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Restless Legs Syndrome in Multiple Sclerosis
Volume: 11 Issue: 8
Author(s): Chiara Zecca, Mauro Manconi, Stephany Fulda and Claudio Gobbi
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Keywords: MS, restless legs syndrome, sleep disorders, insomnia, epidemiological, secondary progressive form, pathological brain, autoimmune, hypersomnia, parasomnias.
Abstract: There is a growing interest in sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) due to their high frequency and possible relationship to fatigue, a hallmark symptom in MS. Among them, insomnia and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are the most common ones. RLS is a sleep-related motor disorder characterized by a strong urge to move associated with uncomfortable sensations in the limbs. It is frequently under diagnosed in patients with MS although its course is often particularly severe. Several arguments support a symptomatic origin of RLS in MS patients. Independently of any causal relationship, the high prevalence of RLS in MS patients has clinical implications.
The purpose of the present review is (i) to summarize the epidemiological data and clinical characteristics of RLS in MS patients in order to increase sensitivity to this disorder; (ii) to document the substantial body of evidence in support of a symptomatic origin of RLS in MS and from this (iii) to delineate the proposition that MS may represent a clinical model to study RLS-associated pathological changes.Export Options
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Zecca Chiara, Manconi Mauro, Fulda Stephany and Gobbi Claudio, Restless Legs Syndrome in Multiple Sclerosis, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2012; 11 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527311211080017
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527311211080017 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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