Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding restless legs syndrome
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Lately at night, I sometimes have a crawling sensation in my legs and an irresistible urge to move them. It's happened at least five times over the past month. Could this be restless legs syndrome? If so, how is it diagnosed? What can be done if I do have it? ANSWER:?The sensations [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
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Restless Legs Tied to Suicide Even in the Absence of Depression Restless Legs Tied to Suicide Even in the Absence of Depression
Restless leg syndrome is strongly linked to suicidal thoughts and behavior, even in the absence of depression, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - October 25, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Novel Exercises for Restless Legs Syndrome: Randomized Trial Novel Exercises for Restless Legs Syndrome: Randomized Trial
Do tension and trauma release exercises improve symptoms of restless legs syndrome?Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Restless legs syndrome TRIPLES the risk of suicidal thoughts, study finds
A new study from the Yale School of Medicine has found that someone's odds of suicidality increased if his or her RLS was severe or very severe, or if they also suffered from depression. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Restless legs syndrome linked with risk for suicidal thoughts
(Reuters Health) - People with restless legs syndrome may be more likely to think about suicide or to actually make plans to take their own lives, compared to people without the troublesome condition, a new study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Increased Corticomotor Excitability ID'd in Restless Legs
FRIDAY, Sept. 7, 2018 -- For patients with restless leg syndrome (RLS), the primary motor cortex (M1) exhibits hyperexcitability, which is associated with disease severity, according to a study published recently in Sleep Medicine.
Rachel Marie E.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 7, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What is the Difference Between Nightmares and Night Terrors?
Discussion
Sleep disorders are common in all ages particularly with sleep deprivation in our increasingly busy world. Sleep problems are more common in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, headache and visual impairments. Sleep problems can cause cognitive and behavioral impairments including emotional regulation problems, increased seizures or headaches, and impaired attention and have been known to prolong recovery from various acquired brain injuries.
Parasomnias are “undesirable events that accompany sleep and typically occur during sleep-wake transitions.”
The term sleep terr...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 27, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How to get rid of restless legs: Six ways to relieve the uncomfortable leg sensation
HOW TO get rid of restless legs: Restless legs syndrome, as it ’s known, is a common condition that causes an irresistible urge for a person to move their legs. It can be worse at night and symptoms can vary from mild to severe, but there are six easy ways to help relieve the irresistible urge. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is the Prevalence of Somnambulism?
Discussion
Sleep disorders are common in all ages particularly sleep deprivation in our increasingly busy world. A review of health problems caused by inadequate sleep can be found here. Sleep problems are more common in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, headache and visual impairments. Sleep problems can cause cognitive and behavioral impairments including emotional regulation problems, increased seizures or headaches, and impaired attention and has been known to prolong recovery from various acquired brain injuries.
Somnambulism or sleepwalking is a parasomnia (which include confusional a...
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Restless Legs Syndrome an Independent Suicide Risk Factor? Restless Legs Syndrome an Independent Suicide Risk Factor?
Suicidal behavior is prevalent among people with severe restless legs syndrome, independent of depression, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Changes in Sensory Cortex Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Changes in Sensory Cortex
A new study looking at neural mechanisms involved in restless legs syndrome has come up with some surprising findings -- that the condition seems to be related to changes in the sensory rather than the motor area of the brain.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Restless Legs Linked to Brain Changes
The people with restless legs syndrome also had a decrease in the brain region where nerve fibers connect the two sides of the brain, according to the study published online April 25 in the journal Neurology. (Source: WebMD Health)
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Restless Brain Syndrome Tied to Changes in the Brain
WEDNESDAY, April 25, 2018 -- Patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) have morphologic changes in the brain, which could be responsible for the sensory functional symptoms of RLS, according to a study published online April 25 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 25, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Restless Legs Linked to Brain Changes
WEDNESDAY, April 25, 2018 -- Structural changes in the area of the brain that processes sensations may be linked with restless legs syndrome, a new study suggests.
People with restless legs syndrome experience uncomfortable sensations in the legs... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 25, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
What 7 Sleep Experts Do When They Can ’t Fall Asleep
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Source: TIME: Health - March 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein / Health.com Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime sleep Source Type: news
