Síndrome de las pernas inquietas: Revisión de la literatura

Translated title of the contribution: Restless legs syndrome: Literature review

Emmanouil Symvoulakis, Dimitrios Anyfantakis, Christos Lionis

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Abstract

Restless legs syndrome is a distressing condition, with negative effects on sleep and daytime activities that affect personal, family and occupational life. The overall impact of restless legs syndrome on quality of life is comparable to that of chronic and frustrating conditions such as depression and diabetes. Misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment may increase patients' suffering in terms of uncertainty, overuse or misuse of care services and lack of trust. Presenting a synthesis of the main topics in the literature on restless legs syndrome facilitates for a better understanding and its management in primary care settings.

Translated title of the contributionRestless legs syndrome: Literature review
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)167-170
Number of pages4
JournalSao Paulo Medical Journal
Volume128
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - May 2010

Keywords

  • Classifcation
  • Diagnosis
  • Epidemiology
  • Primary health care
  • Restless legs syndrome

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