Restless legs syndrome is highly prevalent in patients with postpolio syndrome

We read with great interest the recent article by Marin et al. (1) about the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in post-polio syndrome (PPS). The authors reported RLS as highly prevalent (36%) in a large sample of PPS patients (n=119) with a marked disease severity, as measured by IRLSSS score, and identified lower educational level and depression as predictive factors for RLS risk.

Source: Sleep Medicine - October 22, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Andrea Romigi, Giuseppe Vitrani, Diego Centonze, Mariangela Pierantozzi Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research