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Restless Legs Syndrome |
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS, or Wittmaack-Ekbom's syndrome, which is not to be confused with Ekbom's syndrome) is a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. Description RLS may be described as uncontrollable urges to move the limbs in order to stop uncomfortable, painful or odd sensations in the body, most commonly in the legs. Moving the affected body part eliminates the sensation, providing temporary relief. The sensations and need to move may return immediately ...
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Resources
- Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Restless Legs Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- Diagnosis of Restless Legs Syndrome (We Move)
- Drug Treatment During Pregnancy (We Move)
- Facts About Restless Legs Syndrome (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Restless Legs Syndrome (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Glossary of Terms (We Move)
- Lifestyle Changes and Activities (We Move)
- Medications to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome (We Move)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Sleep Foundation
- Need to Find Sleep Services in Your Community? (National Sleep Foundation)
- Restless Leg Syndrome And Periodic Leg Movement Disorder (HealthWorld)
- Restless Legs (National Institutes of Health)
- Restless Legs (Medline Plus)
- Restless Legs Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Restless Legs Syndrome (MayoClinic)
- Restless Legs Syndrome (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Restless Legs Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Restless Legs Syndrome Fact Sheet (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
- Restless Legs Syndrome Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Restless Legs: Frequently Asked Questions (Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation)
- Síndrome de las Piernas Inquietas (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Study Links Restless Legs Syndrome to Poor Iron Uptake in the Brain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Test Your Sleep I.Q. (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- We Move
- What Causes Restless Legs Syndrome? (We Move)
- Work-site Accommodations for Individuals with Sleep Disorder (Job Accommodation Network)
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