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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder in which a person experiences unpleasant sensations in the legs described as creeping, crawling, tingling, pulling, or painful. These sensations usually occur in the calf area but may be felt anywhere from the thigh to the ankle. One or both legs may be affected; for some people, the sensations are also felt in the arms. These sensations occur when the person with RLS lies down or sits for prolonged periods of time, such as at a desk, riding in a ... 
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Refers to several conditions, many of them neurodegenerative, that prevent normal movement. Some are characterized by either lack of movement (bradykinesia, hypokinesia, etc) or excessive movement (chorea, athetosis, dystonia, tremor). Besides Parkinson's, other conditions often defined as movement disorders include essential tremor, multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, Huntington's disease, Tourette's syndrome and cerebral palsy.
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Restless Legs Syndrome as related to Movement Disorders
- Restless legs syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... leg movements in sleep for the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome ". Movement disorders 13 (2): 324-9. doi : 10.1002/mds.870130220 . PMID 9539348 . ^ Ekbom (Restless Legs) Support Group ...
- Information on Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) – RestlessLegs.com
... is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1991 to educate and inform patients, professionals, and the public about neurologic movement disorders, including Restless Legs Syndrome
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) & Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD ...
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) are distinct disorders, but often occur simultaneously. Both PLMD and RLS are also called (nocturnal ...
- Causes of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) – RestlessLegs.com
... Restless Legs Syndrome ... movement. When the dopamine system does not function properly, it may upset the normal communication of these signals. There are two forms of Restless Legs Syndrome ...
- WE MOVE - Restless Legs Syndrome
Useful information site for patients and medical professionals hosted by We Move - an awareness for movement disorders site (funded by pharmaceutical companies).
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)-Topic Overview
... RLS) is a disorder related to sensation and movement. People with restless legs syndrome ... Fighting Fatigue With RA ; Insomnia; Psychiatric Disorders; Restless Legs Syndrome; Sleep ...
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS ...
These disorders are characterized by abnormal motions of and sometimes sensations in the legs, which interfere with sleep. Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) and restless legs ...
- Restless Legs Syndrome/Periodic Limb Movement Disorder : National ...
SECTION 5 - SLEEP DISORDERS Restless Legs Syndrome/Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Background Restless Legs Syndrome ...
- Sleep Disorders - Restless Legs Syndrome
If you would NOW like to screen your child / teen for Restless Legs Syndrome or Periodic Limb Movement Disorder with the Sleep Disorders Inventory for Students , please click onto ...
- Restless Legs Syndrome
... Sleep Disorders > Movement Disorders - RLS > Restless Legs Syndrome ... It feels like bugs are crawling on your legs, especially on the ...
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