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Abstract
A disorder characterized by aching or burning sensations in the lower and rarely the upper extremities that occur prior to sleep or may awaken the patient from sleep.
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Synonyms
15 entry terms
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Restless Legs
- Willis Ekbom Disease
- Willis Ekbom Syndrome
- Willis-Ekbom Disease
- Willis-Ekbom Syndrome
- Wittmaack Ekbom Syndrome
- Wittmaack-Ekbom Syndrome
- Disease, Willis Ekbom
- Disease, Willis-Ekbom
- Syndrome, Restless Leg
- Syndrome, Willis Ekbom
- Syndrome, Willis-Ekbom
- Syndrome, Wittmaack Ekbom
- Syndrome, Wittmaack-Ekbom
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note entry terms containing "Ekbom": do not confuse with entry terms for DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS which also contain "Ekbom"
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History Note
2000(1973)
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Previous Indexing
- Paresthesia (1966-1972)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Restless Legs Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012148. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012148
- Restless Legs Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_legs_syndrome
- Restless Legs Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q916280