Absence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in restless legs syndrome

FII Cosentino, D Arico, B Lanuzza… - Acta neurologica …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective–Restless legs syndrome (RLS) might represent a condition at risk of
cardiovascular (and cerebrovascular) disease; the role of sleep periodic leg movements …

A time sequence analysis of the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors, vascular diseases and restless legs syndrome in the general population

A Szentkirályi, H Völzke, W Hoffmann… - Journal of sleep …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Previous cross‐sectional studies regarding the association of restless legs syndrome (RLS)
with cardiovascular morbidity are controversial. Our aim was to evaluate prospectively the …

Association of restless legs syndrome and cardiovascular disease in the Sleep Heart Health Study

JW Winkelman, E Shahar, I Sharief, DJ Gottlieb - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: We evaluated the cross-sectional association between restless legs syndrome
(RLS) and prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large community-based sample of …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of stroke in restless legs syndrome: initial results point to the need for more sophisticated studies

AS Walters, M Moussouttas, F Siddiqui… - The open neurology …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Recent studies suggest a potential relationship between Restless Legs
Syndrome (RLS) and hypertension and heart disease. Acute clinical stroke has been linked …

Restless legs syndrome and cerebrovascular/cardiovascular events: systematic review and meta‐analysis

AH Katsanos, M Kosmidou, S Konitsiotis… - Acta neurologica …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to evaluate the proposed
association of restless legs syndrome (RLS) with cerebrovascular/cardiovascular outcomes …

Obesity: a possible risk factor for restless legs syndrome

D Yildiz, N Buyukkoyuncu, AK Kilic, S Cander… - Neurological …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Aim/Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a frequent neurological and
sleep disorder. Metabolic disorders are known to be related to sleep disorders. We …

Restless legs syndrome in stroke patients

I Schlesinger, I Erikh, M Nassar, E Sprecher - Sleep Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is associated with cerebrovascular risk factors,
but its possible association with cerebrovascular disease has yielded conflicting results …

Restless legs syndrome associated with major diseases: a systematic review and new concept

C Trenkwalder, R Allen, B Högl, W Paulus… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Recent publications on both the genetics and environmental factors of restless legs
syndrome (RLS) defined as a clinical disorder suggest that overlapping genetic risk factors …

Restless legs syndrome and cardiovascular diseases: a case-control study

M Cholley-Roulleau, S Chenini, S Béziat, L Guiraud… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective The association between restless legs syndrome (RLS), cardiovascular diseases
(CVD) and hypertension is inconsistent. This case-control study examined i) the association …

Restless legs syndrome: pathophysiology and modern management

K Nagandla, S De - Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensory motor neurological disorder that is
characterised by an irresistible urge to move the legs that significantly affects the quality of …