Polysomnographic record and successful management of augmentation in restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease

Maestri, Michelangelo; Fulda, Stephany; Ferini-Strambi, Luigi; Zucconi, Marco; Marelli, Sara; Staedler, Claudio; Bassetti, Claudio; Manconi, Mauro (2014). Polysomnographic record and successful management of augmentation in restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease. Sleep medicine, 15(5), pp. 570-575. Elsevier 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.01.016

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BACKGROUND: Dopamine agonists (DAs) represent the first-line treatment in restless legs syndrome (RLS); however, in the long term, a substantial proportion of patients will develop augmentation, which is a severe drug-related exacerbation of symptoms and the main reason for late DA withdrawal. Polysomnographic features and mechanisms underlining augmentation are unknown. No practice guidelines for management of augmentation are available. METHODS: A clinical case series of 24 consecutive outpatients affected by RLS with clinically significant augmentation during treatment with immediate-release DA was performed. All patients underwent a full-night polysomnographic recording during augmentation. A switchover from immediate-release DAs (l-dopa, pramipexole, ropinirole, rotigotine) to the long-acting, extended-release formula of pramipexole was performed. RESULTS: Fifty percent of patients presented more than 15 periodic limb movements per hour of sleep during augmentation, showing longer sleep latency and shorter total sleep time than subjects without periodic limb movements. In all patients, resolution of augmentation was observed within two to four weeks during which immediate-release dopamine agonists could be completely withdrawn. Treatment efficacy of extended-release pramipexole has persisted, thus far, over a mean follow-up interval of 13 months. CONCLUSIONS: Pramipexole extended release could be an easy, safe, and fast pharmacological option to treat augmentation in patients with restless legs syndrome. As such it warrants further prospective and controlled investigations. This observation supports the hypothesis that the duration of action of the drug plays a key role in the mechanism of augmentation.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

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:

14 Oct 2014 08:10

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.sleep.2014.01.016

PubMed ID:

24767724

Additional Information:

Notes: Maestri, Michelangelo
Fulda, Stephany
Ferini-Strambi, Luigi
Zucconi, Marco
Marelli, Sara
Staedler, Claudio
Bassetti, Claudio L
Manconi, Mauro
Netherlands
Sleep Med. 2014 May;15(5):570-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.01.016. Epub 2014 Mar 21.
Edition: 2014/04/29
Date: May

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.54203

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/54203

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