A retrospective analysis of restless legs syndrome in epileptic patients.
Abstract
Aim: Restless legs syndrome is characterized by an abnormal sensation, a difficult-to-define type of dysesthesia in the extremities, especially in the legs. In our study, we aimed to determine the frequency of restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic epilepsy.
Methods: A total of 86 epilepsy patients were included in the study. Epilepsy grading of the study patients was performed based on the International League Against Epilepsy 1981 classification. Demographic data of the patients were collected and Turkish version of the questionnaire consisting of 4 questions of diagnostic criteria issued in 2014 by International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG), in addition to the other forms, were completed through face-to-face interviews.
Results: Restless leg syndrome prevalence among the patients included in the study was found to be 5.81% (5 patients out of 86). Mean score of IRLSSG evaluation scale was 17±6.5.
Conclusion: The results of our study showed that the prevalence of restless legs syndrome is lower in patients with epilepsy, a common neurologic disorder, compared to the general population.
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İç Hastalıkları
Bölüm
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Gökhan Özer
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0000-0003-0039-2350
Türkiye
Yasemin Ünal
Bu kişi benim
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine Neurology
Türkiye
Gülnihal Kutlu
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine Neurology
Türkiye
Yasemin Biçer Gömceli
Bu kişi benim
Antalya Education and Research Hospital
Türkiye
Levent Ertuğrul İnan
Bozok Üniversitesi, Faculty of Medicine Neurology
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
20 Şubat 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
17 Ocak 2018
Kabul Tarihi
8 Şubat 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1