Restless legs syndrome, a predictor of subcortical stroke: A prospective study in 346 stroke patients

• Restless legs syndroome (RLS), especially unilateral or asymmetrical, might commonly pre-exist in patients presenting with subcortical stroke.• The common laterality may suggest an important predictive value for RLS and may form an important point for future research.• RLS and stroke relationship were convincingly highlighted.• Observations may yield prognostic value for RLS among patients with common risk factors for stroke.

Source: Sleep Medicine - July 20, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Anupama Gupta, Garima Shukla, Afsar Mohammed, Vinay Goyal, Madhuri Behari Tags: Original Article Source Type: research