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Differential Diagnoses of Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease: Mimics and Comorbidities.

Sudhansu Chokroverty
Review Sleep medicine clinics 2015 28 trích dẫn
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Loại nghiên cứu
Review
Đối tượng nghiên cứu
restless legs syndrome patients
Can thiệp
Differential Diagnoses of Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease: Mimics and Comorbidities. None
Đối chứng
None
Kết quả chính
None
Xu hướng hiệu quả
Mixed
Nguy cơ sai lệch
Unclear

Abstract

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) mimics cannot always be differentiated from RLS/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) based on 4 essential criteria; hence, a fifth criterion has recently been established. RLS comorbidities may provide us important clues for understanding the neurobiology of RLS/WED. Iron-dopamine connection, hypoxia pathway activation, and dopamine-opioid interaction are important pathophysiological mechanisms in RLS; this knowledge is derived from our understanding of RLS associations with a variety of medical, neurologic, and other conditions. Clinicians must formulate an RLS differential diagnosis based on history and physical examination, but laboratory tests may sometimes be needed to arrive at a correct diagnosis.

Tóm lược

Iron-dopamine connection, hypoxia pathway activation, and dopamine-opioid interaction are important pathophysiological mechanisms in RLS; this knowledge is derived from understanding of RLS associations with a variety of medical, neurologic, and other conditions.

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