Restless legs syndrome: an early manifestation of Huntington’s disease?
| Autor: | H. Schnorf, Elena Savva, Pierre R. Burkhard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics medicine.diagnostic_test Polysomnography General Medicine Disease Middle Aged medicine.disease Huntington Disease/complications/diagnosis Huntington Disease Restless Legs Syndrome/complications/drug therapy Neurology Huntington's disease Restless Legs Syndrome mental disorders medicine Physical therapy Humans Neurology (clinical) Restless legs syndrome ddc:576 Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Vol. 119, No 4 (2009) pp. 274-276 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0404 0001-6314 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01091.x |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Far from being uniform, Huntington's disease (HD)'s phenotype encompasses a large variety of motor and non-motor symptoms which occur in various combinations in individual patients. AIM: To describe an unusual association between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and HD. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report a patient with an atypical presentation of genetically demonstrated HD, who developed typical RLS a few years prior to and during the course of HD. Common causes of RLS were excluded and the polysomnography confirmed frequent and severe periodic limb movements during sleep and while awake. CONCLUSIONS: We propose RLS as an uncommon but early feature of HD in some patients, and suggest adding HD to the already long list of RLS secondary to neurodegenerative conditions. |
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