Update on restless legs

Mathis, Johannes (2005). Update on restless legs. Swiss medical weekly, 135(47-48), pp. 687-96. Muttenz: EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag

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Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) has become a well known disorder in the medical community in Switzerland within the last ten years, particularly since the official introduction of dopaminergic drugs as first line treatment. However, even today, in some patients a correct diagnosis is delayed, preventing specific therapy and prolonging discomfort or even painful symptoms over years. It is important to recognise the syndrome of restless legs, and it is essential to search systematically for treatable causes and to treat separately frequent comorbidities such as depression or polyneuropathy. It is important to understand the impact of this progressive disease on the personal and professional life of the patient. In addition, therapy resistance and severe side effects, particularly augmentation and fibrosis, can be minimised by understanding important details of treatment and by an optimal follow up of such patients. Research on the genetic basis of RLS, on purported pathogenetic mechanisms in the dopaminergic and other neurotransmittor systems, on iron metabolism in the brain and spinal cord, and the socioeconomic burden of the disease, are urgently needed.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology
UniBE Contributor:	Mathis, Johannes
ISSN:	1424-7860
ISBN:	16511704
Publisher:	EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 15:05
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:20
PubMed ID:	16511704
Web of Science ID:	000234951200001
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/28461 (FactScience: 120867)