Clinical, polysomnographic, and genetic characteristics of restless legs syndrome: A study of 133 patients diagnosed with new standard criteria

@article{Montplaisir1997ClinicalPA,
  title={Clinical, polysomnographic, and genetic characteristics of restless legs syndrome: A study of 133 patients diagnosed with new standard criteria},
  author={Jacques Montplaisir and Sylvie Boucher and Gaétan Poirier and Gilles Lavigne and Odile Lapierre and Paul Lesp{\'e}rance},
  journal={Movement Disorders},
  year={1997},
  volume={12}
}
One hundred thirty‐three cases of restless legs syndrome (RLS), diagnosed with criteria recently formulated by an international study group, were studied by questionnaire and with all‐night polysomnographic recordings. Results show that RLS starts at a mean age of 27.2 years and before age 20 in 38.3% of patients. Symptoms often appear in one leg only and also involve upper limbs in about half of all cases. Most patients (94%) report sleep‐onset insomnia or numerous nocturnal awakenings due to… 
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