Restless Legs Syndrome

✍ Scribed by K. Ray Chaudhuri, Per Odin, Charles Warren Olanow

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 160
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Although briefly covered in neurology texts, until now there has been no professional-level publication dedicated solely to restless legs syndrome (RLS). Written by a panel of experts, Restless Legs Syndrome focuses on the diagnosis and management of RLS. The authors discuss the epidemiology of RLS, pathophysiology and clinical associations, and clinical features. They also explore how to correctly diagnose the many different types of patients who present with this disorder. Its discussions of the wide range of treatment options available gives clinicians the information they need to formulate appropriate pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapeutic regimens.

✦ Table of Contents

Book cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Foreword......Page 12
1. What is restless legs syndrome?......Page 14
2. Diagnostic criteria......Page 22
3. Epidemiology......Page 34
4. Pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome......Page 50
5. Clinical features......Page 62
6. Secondary restless legs syndrome......Page 70
7. Restless legs syndrome: differential diagnosis and treatment......Page 98
8. Augmentation and rebound......Page 122
9. Diagnosis of the restless legs syndrome: the use of the sleep laboratory......Page 126
10. Summary and conclusions......Page 148
Index......Page 156