Ramirez, J. O.; Cabrera, S. A. S.; Hidalgo, H.; Cabrera, S. G.; Linnebank, M.; Bassetti, Claudio; Kallweit, U. (2013). Is preeclampsia associated with restless legs syndrome? Sleep medicine, 14(9), pp. 894-896. Elsevier 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.03.013
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OBJECTIVE
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurologic disorder. Secondary RLS includes pregnancy and iron deficiency. Prevalence of RLS in pregnancy ranges from 11% to 27%. We aimed to assess the frequency and characteristics of RLS in pregnancy in a Peruvian population and to evaluate the possible pregnancy or delivery complications due to RLS.
METHODS
We assessed 218 consecutive expectant mothers at the inpatient clinic of the Hospital San Bartolome in Lima, Peru. Assessment was performed by using the standard diagnostic criteria for RLS and by using a clinical and diagnostic interview. Questionnaires for RLS severity, idiopathic RLS (IRLS), and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) according to the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) were used. Blood examination was performed for hemoglobin and hematocrit. For comparison, RLS patients were matched for age and body mass index (BMI) with pregnant women without RLS.
RESULTS
Out of 218 patients, 40 (18.4%) fulfilled diagnostic criteria for RLS. In RLS patients, prophylactic iron supplementation therapy during pregnancy was less frequently taken (P=.02). Pregnant women with RLS had a higher ESS score than pregnant controls (10.6 +/- 3.1 vs 7.6. +/- 3.6; P<.001). Preeclampsia was more frequent in RLS (7/40 vs 1/39; P=.03).
CONCLUSIONS
In our study, RLS was frequent in pregnant Peruvian women, especially in those without prophylactic iron supplementation. RLS patients described more EDS. Preeclampsia was more common in RLS. Our study is the first study to indicate a possible association between RLS and preeclampsia.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Bassetti, Claudio L.A. |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1389-9457 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Valentina Rossetti |
Date Deposited: |
30 Jun 2014 15:07 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.sleep.2013.03.013 |
PubMed ID: |
23891236 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Restless legs syndrome, Preeclampsia, Pregnancy, Iron deficiency, Excessive daytime sleepiness, Epworth sleepiness scale |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.54134 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/54134 |
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