Rx Note

Introduction Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease (WEB), is a common sleep-related movement disorder characterized by an often unpleasant or uncomfortable urge to move the legs that occurs during periods of inactivity , particularly in the evenings and is transiently relieved by movement. Often, patients cannot describe their symptoms, but may describe the sensation as creeping, crawling, itching, burning, searing, tugging, pulling, drawing, aching, hot and cold, electric current–like, restless or painful. In half of RLS cases, both arms and legs are affected. Only arm symptoms are rare, and sometimes just one side is affected. RLS can occur at age, but it tends to get more frequent as people age. Risk Factors Family history and genetics Low iron stores Uremia secondary to renal failure Neuropathy related to a variety of underlying causes, including diabetes, alcohol, amyloid, motor neuron disease, poliomyelitis, and radiculopathy Pregnancy, especially in th...