Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies to understand the prevalence of restless legs syndrome in multiple sclerosis: An update

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is related to the demyelination of intracranial nerves at multiple sites, while restless legs syndrome (RLS) appears to be caused by dysfunction of the dopaminergic system. Since RLS prevalence is higher among MS patients than in the general population, we carried out an updated meta-analysis to understand whether the two diseases might be associated.

Source: Sleep Medicine - June 20, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Pingping Ning, Fayun Hu, Baiyuan Yang, Qiuyan Shen, Quanzhen Zhao, Hongyan Huang, Ran An, Yalan Chen, Hui Wang, Xinglong Yang, Yanming Xu Tags: Original Article Source Type: research