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

Montplaisir, Jacques; Boucher, Sylvie; Poirier, Gaétan; Lavigne, Gilles; Lapierre, Odile; Lespérance, Paul

doi:10.1002/mds.870120111

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

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Jacques Montplaisir

Sylvie Boucher

Gaétan Poirier

Abstract

Abstract 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 ...

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