The Appropriate Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Refractory Restless Legs Syndrome

This article summarizes the basic science and clinical evidence in support of their use, including the positive result of a large controlled multicenter study of 306 subjects, and outlines an approach to their use in clinical practice.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - January 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Michael H. Silber, Philip M. Becker, Mark J. Buchfuhrer, Christopher J. Earley, William G. Ondo, Arthur S. Walters, John W. Winkelman, Scientific and Medical Advisory Board, Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Tags: Consensus recommendations Source Type: research