What is Restless Legs Syndrome?

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder in which patients experience irrepressible sensations in the legs or arms while sitting or lying still.

Terms used to describe RLS may include creepy, crawly, pulling, tingling, itching, or gnawing. Often the person with RLS has difficulty being specific about the sensations in their legs.

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Restless Leg Syndrome is often associated with Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)

RLS/PLMD Featured Articles

• Restless Legs Syndrome Facts
• An Introduction to Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
• Restless Legs Syndrome Information - From the NINDS
• Restless Legs: It's No Laughing Matter

RLS/PLMD News

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• Restless Legs Syndrome Sends Nocturnal Blood Pressure Up
  Posted 4/24/07 - MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
• Restless Leg Syndrome Symptoms Show Improvement With Pramipexole: Presented at AAN
  Posted 5/2/06 - DG News - USA
• Most unfamiliar of Restless Legs Syndrome
  Posted 11/17/05 - United Press International - USA
• United States Southerners Have More Restless Legs
  Posted 11/8/05 - MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
• Treatment options for 'shaky' legs
  Posted 10/20/05 - San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA

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