Restless leg syndrome in spinal cord injury: case report.

Autor: McNamara S; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Newark, NJ, USA. shanemcnamara97@gmail.com., Hon B; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Newark, NJ, USA.; Spinal Cord Injury & Disorders Department, Veteran Administration New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, NJ, USA., Kirshblum S; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Newark, NJ, USA.; Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jersey. Kessler Foundation, West Orange, NJ, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Spinal cord series and cases [Spinal Cord Ser Cases] 2023 May 04; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 04.
DOI: 10.1038/s41394-023-00576-4
Abstrakt: Case Description: Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a condition infrequently reported in spinal cord injury that causes an uncomfortable sensation in the legs and an urge to move them. We report a case involving a 63-year-old man with incomplete paraplegia with an onset of RLS four years post injury.
Findings: Based upon history, pramipexole was prescribed for the presumptive diagnosis of RLS, with good effect. Initial workup revealed an anemia (hemoglobin of 9.3 gram/deciliter (g/dl)) and iron deficiency (ferritin of 10 microgram/liter (μg/L)), necessitating further evaluation.
Conclusion: Due to the complexities in diagnosing RLS in patients with SCI, it is important to be cognizant of symptoms and to consider this diagnosis to initiate the appropriate work-up for an etiology, of which iron deficiency anemia is common.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to International Spinal Cord Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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