Cognitive Biases In Medicine: The potential impact on the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome in chronic kidney disease

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder defined by an uncontrollable “urge to move” the limbs during rest, that is temporarily relieved by movement and cannot be explained by other medical or behavioural conditions(1). Individuals with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are known to have a high symptom burden(2-4), which often goes unrecognised(5). Uraemic RLS is re ported to affect almost 30% of ESKD patients(6, 7) which significantly reduces quality of life and impacts upon sleep quality, ability to dialyse(8) and mortality(7, 8).

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - October 5, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sarah So, Frank P. Brennan, Mark A. Brown Source Type: research