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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria | |
Clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome | |
Luis Fabiano Marin1  Andre Carvalho Felicio1  William Adolfo Santos1  Lucila Bizari Prado1  Gilmar Fernandes Prado1  | |
[1],Universidade Federal de São Paulo Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery Division of Sleep DisordersSão Paulo SP ,Brazil | |
关键词: restless legs syndrome; restless legs syndrome; epidemiology; Brazil; síndrome das pernas inquietas; síndrome das pernas inquietas; epidemiologia; Brasil; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0004-282X2012000700011 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical correlates of the restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a Brazilian sleep disorders center. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 118 patients with RLS from January, 2004, to December, 2010. The analyzed variables were: age at disease onset, gender, race, years of school instruction, primary and secondary RLS, and treatment options. RESULTS: Among the studied patients, 83.9% were women with a female/male sex ratio of 5:1. Mean age of the patients at symptom onset ± standard deviation was 41.7±17.9 years-old. The primary RLS was found in 85% of patients. The other 15% remainders consisted of secondary forms, and they were associated with neuropathy, iron deficiency anemia, end-stage renal disease, or Parkinson's disease. Drug therapy for RLS was introduced in 67% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients presented primary RLS with an early disease onset. Further epidemiological studies are welcomed to provide better information on secondary RLS in Brazil.【 授权许可】
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