Iron deficiency with normal ferritin levels in restless legs syndrome
β Scribed by Shaun T. O'Keeffe
- Book ID
- 116883721
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1389-9457
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## Abstract Evidence for tissue iron deficiency in restless legs syndrome (RLS) is limited to the substantia nigra (SN). Using MRI, we assessed T2 values of various brain regions in 6 RLS patients and 19 controls and correlated them with sonographically assessed SN echogenicity. Both neuroimaging f
We read with great interest the article published by Allen and Earley entitled ''The Role of Iron in Restless Legs Syndrome.'' 1 In their introduction, the authors state that in 1945 Ekbom noted a high prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) among patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS). Also accordin