Restless legs syndrome, a predictor of subcortical stroke: a prospective study in 346 stroke patients

Restless legs syndrome, a predictor of subcortical stroke: a prospective study in 346 stroke patients

Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) among patients with stroke and to examine the anatomical correlation between location of stroke and RLS symptoms. Methods We administered a pre-structured sleep questionnaire to consecutive st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sleep medicine 2017-01, Vol.29, p.61-67
Hauptverfasser: Gupta, Anupama, Shukla, Garima, Mohammed, Afsar, Goyal, Vinay, Behari, Madhuri
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Cerebral Cortex - pathology
Cerebrovascular disease
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurology
Polysomnography - methods
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Restless legs syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome - epidemiology
Sleep
Sleep Medicine
Stroke
Stroke - complications
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) among patients with stroke and to examine the anatomical correlation between location of stroke and RLS symptoms. Methods We administered a pre-structured sleep questionnaire to consecutive stroke patients seen in our neurology services department over a 3-year period. Unconscious (Glasgow Coma Scale score
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2015.05.025