Restless legs syndrome [[electronic resource] /] / edited by K. Ray Chaudhuri, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, David Rye

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (101 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8/498
• Soggetto topico: Restless legs syndrome; Sleep disorders
• Altri autori: ChaudhuriK. Ray Ferini-StrambiLuigi RyeDavid Bruce <1959->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 The historical basis of restless legs syndrome; 2 What causes restless legs syndrome?; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Symptoms and health-related quality of life; 5 Differential diagnosis of restless legs syndrome; 6 Secondary restless legs syndrome; 7 Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder; 8 Illustrative case reports; 9 Future directions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Ekbom syndrome, is a common movement disorder with sensorimotor symptoms occurring during sleep and quiet wakefulness. Yoakum described RLS as the ""the most common disorder you've never heard of"" and this may, unfortunately, be an appropriate description of RLS. The term ""restless legs syndrome was first introduced by Karl-Axel Ekbom, a Swedish neurologist and surgeon in 1945. RLS can present in the primary care and secondary care, acrossa range of specialities such as psychiatry, rheumatology and sleep medicine, and in the UK, the condition remai
• Titolo autorizzato: Restless legs syndrome
• ISBN: 0-19-173998-7; 0-19-960710-9; 1-283-58211-2; 9786613894564; 0-19-155296-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819476903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford neurology library.