Restless legs syndrome
| Autor: | Michael E. Mahler, Arthur H. Friedlander, John A. Yagiela |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Dental Care for Chronically Ill business.industry 030206 dentistry Neurological disorder medicine.disease Bedtime Dysphoria 3. Good health law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law mental disorders Epidemiology Physical therapy medicine Restless legs syndrome medicine.symptom Intensive care medicine business General Dentistry 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Patient education |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of the American Dental Association. 137:755-761 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8177 |
| Popis: | Background The authors reviewed the clinical features, epidemiology, pathogenesis and risk factors, medical management, dental findings and dental management of patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS). Types of Studies Reviewed The authors conducted a MEDLINE search for the years 2000 through 2004 using the key terms “restless legs syndrome,” “epidemiology,” “pathophysiology,” “treatment” and “dentistry.” They selected articles published in English in peer-reviewed journals for further review, and they gave preference to articles reporting randomized controlled trials. Conclusions RLS is a neurological disorder that is characterized by unpleasant sensations in the legs that occur at rest, especially at bedtime. These symptoms cause an irresistible urge to get out of bed and move the legs to relieve the discomfort, thereby delaying sleep onset and resulting in fatigue and dysphoria the next day. Clinical Implications The prevalence of dental disease may be extensive in patients with RLS because of diminished salivary flow resulting from the medications used to treat RLS. Patient education, saliva substitutes and anticaries agents are indicated. Special precautions must be taken when prescribing or administering sedative-hypnotic agents that are likely to have adverse reactions with the medications used to treat RLS. |
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