Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Ekbom syndrome, is a common movement disorder with sensorimotor symptoms occurring during sleep and quiet wakefulness. Yoakum described RLS as the "most common disorder you've never heard of" and this may, unfortunately, be an appropriate description of RLS. The term "restless leg syndrome" was first introduced by Karl-Axel Ekbom, a Swedish neurologist and surgeon in 1945. RLS can present itself in primary are and secondary care, across a range of specialties, such as psychiatry, rheumatology, and sleep medicine, and in the UK, the condition remains under-recognized and often regarded as a neurosis in spite of evidence that RLS adversely affects quality of life. Inappropriate clinical history taking leads to misdiagnosis and under diagnosis and a sense that the condition may be a "manufactured" one. Although RLS is effectively treatable and two drugs are now specifically licensed for RLS in the UK, the condition is generally poorly treated and investigated and often prescribed inappropriate drugs. Patients' descriptions of RLS are and varied including "Elvis legs" and an "electric current" running through their legs. Because of such a broad, unusual spectrum of reported sensations, RLS is frequently misunderstood and misdiagnosed, and even classified as a psychogenic disorder. Patient group surveys in the UK also suggest a consistent delay in diagnosis, delay in referrals, and patients often being told to "put up with the symptoms." Part of the Oxford Neurology Library, this pocketbook highlights the importance of RLS, the ease with which RLS can be diagnosed, the problems of misdiagnosis, current thoughts on pathogenesis and up-to-date treatments. The book serves as an invaluable quick reference for neurologists, trainees, specialist nurses, and general practitioners.

Restless Legs Syndrome (Oxford Neurology Library)

Medical Books

Rye, David

Chaudhuri, K. Ray

Ferini-Strambi, Luigi

Medicine

Oxford University Press

This concise, yet authoritative, clinical reference guide fulfils the needs of diverse clinicians, pharmacists and allied health professionals prescribing for Parkinson's disease and movement disorders in contemporary clinical practice. With chapters on newly approved drugs and their effects on motor and non-motor symptoms, information is also given on their use in particular populations including the elderly and patients with cognitive impairment. Each chapter includes pharmacological/biochemical rationale for drug use, a general guide to therapeutic use, pharmacokinetics, interaction profile, adverse effects, dosing and use, special population considerations, costs and value for money considerations, clinical vignette, a summary overview, and suggested reading. Ordered alphabetically and perfect for quick reference use, the guide is practical and essential for all prescribers with responsibility for patients with Parkinson's disease, including neurologists, geriatricians, internists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, family physicians, pharmacists as well as allied health professionals and resident, fellow, and student trainees in all related medical fields.

The Movement Disorders Prescriber's Guide to Parkinson's Disease

Jones, Shelley

Jenner, Peter

Leta, Valentina

Boura, Iro

Cambridge University Press

Although briefly covered in neurology texts, until now there has been no professional-level publication dedicated solely to restless legs syndrome (RLS). Most of what is available is either out-of-date or too general. Written by a panel of experts, Restless Legs Syndrome fills the void. Focusing on diagnosis and management, the authors discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology and its clinical associations, and clinical features of RLS. They also explore how to correctly diagnose the many different types of patients who present with this disorder. The book's discussions of the wide range of treatment options available gives clinicians the information they need to formulate appropriate pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapeutic regimens.

Restless Legs Syndrome

Reference

Olanow, C. Warren

Odin, Per

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

CRC-Press

This concise, practical book, edited by two key international movement disorder experts offers a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis, treatment and management of common and rarer movement disorders.

Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice

Springer

Parkinson's disease, first described by James Parkinson in 1817, is one of the most important disabling conditions of later life. It is estimated to effect 1 percent of all 70-year-olds, but is also seen in younger people, with 10 percent of cases occurring before the age of 50. Care of patients with Parkinson's disease requires many different health care professionals to work together as a team, and research into parkinsonism continues at an ever increasing pace. Patients need to be reassured that those involved in their care have access to reliable information and that the treatment and care they receive is the best available. The aim of Fast Facts - Parkinson's Disease is to provide doctors, nurses and therapists with the up-to-date information they require to improve the lives of their patients with Parkinson's disease and its related disorders. Kapil D Sethi is Professor of Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia, and director of the Movement Disorders Clinic and co-director of the Chemodenervation Clinic.

Parkinson's Disease Fast Facts Series

Sethi, Kapil D

Clough, Christopher G.

Health Pr

Identifying the papers published in the past eighteen months that have potentially changed practice or that predict probable future developments, this book provides readers with an up-to-date summary of recent research findings and their implications for clinical management. The editors have selected over 150 papers that have made a significant contribution to our better understanding of neurological disorders. Expert commentaries on the latest research and the results of key clinical trials help readers place these developments in the context of their own daily practice. The second issue of an authoritative resource, this volume supplies informed comment on advances in the field.

The Year in Neurology 2003

Walker, M.

Lovestone, Simon

Welch, K.M.

Ward, N.S.

Brown, M.M.

Parkinson's disease is one of the most distressing and disabling illnesses of later life, but effective management and support of both patients and carers can offer enormous improvement in quality of life. This second edition of "fast facts: parkinson's disease" is a thorough update on the original text. New sections include welding-induced parkinsonism, non-motor symptoms, transcranial ultrasound scanning, sleep disorders and autonomic problems. The book also covers the most up-to-date drug treatments, recent developments in the genetics of the disease and the latest nice guidelines (introduced in 2006) for the management of the disease. This fully revised handbook will help all doctors, nurses and therapists to provide the best possible care for their patients with parkinson's disease or related disorders.

Parkinson's Disease (Fast Facts)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

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