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Stroke-related restless legs syndrome: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and pathophysiology

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? 2022 Elsevier B.V.Stroke-related restless legs syndrome (RLS) is one of stroke-related sleep disorders, which may be due to de novo RLS after stroke onset or an exacerbation of RLS symptoms after incident stroke. To date, the diagnostic rate of stroke-related RLS is low but it has a significant effect on patients' daily life and functional outcome. This review provides an overview of the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and impact on functional outcome of stroke-related RLS.

Anatomical considerationsPrevalenceRestless legs syndromeStroke

Wang X.-X.、Feng Y.、Tan E.-K.、Ondo W.G.、Wu Y.-C.

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Department of Neurology Shanghai General Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Department of Neurology Shanghai General Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Department of Neurology National Neuroscience Institute

Department of Neurology Methodist Hospital Weill Cornell Medical School

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2022

Sleep medicine

Sleep medicine

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ISSN:1389-9457
年,卷(期):2022.90
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