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Undiagnosed individuals with first-degree relatives with restless legs syndrome have increased periodic limb movements.

Sleep medicine - 1 Sept 2006

Birinyi Paul V, Allen Richard P, Hening Wayne, Washburn Tinna, Lesage Suzanne, Earley Christopher J

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To evaluate periodic limb movements during sleep (PLMS) in first-degree relatives of both restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients and matched controls without RLS in order to analyze patterns of this motor sign of RLS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: First-degree relatives of a consecutive case series of RLS patients and matched community controls without RLS were evaluated for diagnosis of primary...

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PMID: 16934525
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.04.003

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