A single question for the rapid screening of restless legs syndrome in the neurological clinical practice

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1016-1021

  Ferri, R ^a   Lanuzza, B ^a   Cosentino, F I I ^a   Iero, I ^a   Tripodi, M ^a   Spada, R S ^a   Toscano, G ^a   Marelli, S ^b   Arico D ^a,c   Bella, R ^d   Hening, W A ^e   Zucconi, M ^b  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Obstructive sleep apnea; Restless legs syndrome; Screening; Single question

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548126567     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01862.x     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Walters AS. Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome. The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Movement Disorders 1995 10 : 634 642.
2. Allen RP, Picchietti D, Hening WA, Trenkwalder C, Walters AS, Montplaisir J. Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology. A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health. Sleep Medicine 2003 4 : 101 119.
3. Garcia-Borreguero D, Egatz R, Winkelmann J, Berger K. Epidemiology of restless legs syndrome: The current status. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2006 10 : 153 167.
4. Hening W, Walters AS, Allen RP, Montplaisir J, Myers A, Ferini-Strambi L. Impact, diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a primary care population: the REST (RLS epidemiology, symptoms, and treatment) primary care study. Sleep Medicine 2004 5 : 237 246.
5. Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep 1991 14 : 540 545.
6. Vignatelli L, Plazzi G, Barbato A, et al. Italian version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: external validity. Neurological Sciences 2003 23 : 295 300.
7. Guy W. ECDEU assessment manual for psychopharmacology. Washington, DC : National Institute of Mental Health, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1976.
8. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. 'Mini-mental state'. A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. Journal of Psychiatric Research 1975 12 : 189 198.
9. Walters AS, LeBrocq C, Dhar A, et al. Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale for restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine 2003 4 : 121 132.
10. Bassetti CL, Kretzschmar U, Werth E, Baumann CR. Restless legs and restless legs-like syndrome. Sleep Medicine 2006 7 : 534.
11. Rothdach AJ, Trenkwalder C, Haberstock J, Keil U, Berger K. Prevalence and risk factors of RLS in an elderly population: the MEMO study. Memory and Morbidity in Augsburg Elderly. Neurology 2000 54 : 1064 1068.
12. Delgado Rodrigues RN, Alvim de Abreu E, Silva Rodrigues AA, Pratesi R, Krieger J. Outcome of restless legs severity after continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients affected by the association of RLS and obstructive sleep apneas. Sleep Medicine 2006 7 : 235 239.