Focus on Restless Leg Syndrome

• Antiseizure Drugs Associated With Movement Disorders   New findings are linking certain antiseizure medications to movement disorders in patients with epilepsy.
  Medscape Neurology, June 13, 2022
• Restless Legs Syndrome Common in X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy In a pilot study, restless legs syndrome (RLS) occurred in 40% of 32 adults with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ADL) ― marking the first time prevalence of RLS in ALD has been examined.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2022
• Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic: Solving Sleepiness   Leading Yale University sleep specialists discuss the "secret weapons" in the diagnosis of sleep problems and their effective treatment, once discovered.
  Medscape TV, March 02, 2022
• Restless Legs Syndrome Surged Early During COVID Pandemic Although symptoms waned later in the pandemic, RLS severity increased during the early stages, with elevated scores linked to sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety.
  Medscape Medical News, February 11, 2022
• Stroke-Related Restless Legs Syndrome an 'Emerging Entity' Researchers uncover patterns that could help clinicians diagnose this common neurologic condition after stroke.
  Medscape Medical News, January 17, 2022
• RAD 2021 Sorting Out Sleep Complaints in Children With AD Can Be Complex An estimated 50% of children with atopic dermatitis struggle with sleep problems.
  Medscape Medical News, January 12, 2022
• RAD 2021 Ask These Key Questions About Atopic Dermatitis Sleep Problems Assessment tools to consider are the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Insomnia Severity Index, and the STOP-Bang questionnaire.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2022
• Migraine Comorbidities: What You Need to Know Drs Buse and Lipton share insights on how an in-depth knowledge of these conditions can help improve disease management.
  American Headache Society and Medscape, January 06, 2022
• Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic: A Decade Without a Diagnosis   Kim Camlet suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness for nearly 10 years, until a Yale University specialist identified and treated her narcolepsy.
  Medscape TV, December 08, 2021
• Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic   Leading sleep specialists discuss growing concerns regarding the dangers of insufficient sleep, why sleep disorders are underdiagnosed, and how to help patients get the sleep they need.
  Medscape TV, November 01, 2021
• AACP 2021 Nonmotor Symptoms Common in Parkinson's Nonmotor symptoms often include sleep disorders, depression, cognitive changes, and psychosis ― all of which patients may not be aware of can be related to Parkinson's, experts note.
  Medscape Medical News, August 27, 2021
• New Treatment Option for Restless Legs? Dipyridamole shows promise for restless legs syndrome, reducing symptoms and improving sleep. It potentially offers new treatment option, early research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, July 20, 2021
• Neurologic Disorders Ubiquitous and Rising in the US New research estimates that 60% of the US population now lives with one or more of these disorders ― a much greater rate than was previously estimated for neurologic disease burden nationwide.
  Medscape Medical News, March 03, 2021
• High Patient Interest in Cannabis for Parkinson's, But Few Use It Most patients in a large survey knew that cannabis was legally available as a treatment, but relatively few used it. Most users reported beneficial effects.
  Medscape Medical News, February 11, 2021
• Delusional Infestation Surges During COVID-19 Pandemic Psychiatrists with expertise in delusional infestation have some advice for dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, and primary care physicians who encounter affected patients.
  Medscape Medical News, February 05, 2021
• Kids, Sleep, and COVID: Times Have Changed COVID-19 had led to a whole host of sleep problems in children of all ages.
  CHOP Expert Commentary, September 23, 2020
• Healthy Diets Inversely Linked to Early Parkinson's Symptoms Adherence to a healthy eating pattern like the Mediterranean diet is inversely linked to prodromal features of Parkinson's disease, including constipation and depressive symptoms, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, August 21, 2020
• EAN 2020 Sleep Burden Index Predicts Recurrent Stroke The index, which considers several sleep disturbances, is superior to looking at isolated sleep issues in predicting subsequent cardio- and cerebrovascular events.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2020
• Alert FDA Warns of 'Serious' Respiratory Problems With Gabapentin The FDA is warning of serious, life-threatening respiratory problems associated with gabapentin.
  News Alerts, December 19, 2019
• 5 Things to Know About CIDP While a rare, often perplexing disease, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is a treatable condition.
  Medscape Neurology, September 20, 2019