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Why Are Women Prone to Restless Legs Syndrome?

International journal of environmental research and public health - 6 Jan 2020

Seeman Mary V

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Restless legs syndrome is a relatively common neurologic disorder considerably more prevalent in women than in men. It is characterized by an inactivity-induced, mostly nocturnal, uncomfortable sensation in the legs and an urge to move them to make the disagreeable sensation disappear. Some known genes contribute to this disorder and the same genes contribute to an overlapping condition-periodic leg movements...

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PMID: 31935805
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010368
PMCID: PMC6981604

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