Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome
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Resumo: | PURPOSE: The primary concern of this study is to evaluate the clinical course of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a group of patients who refused treatment. METHOD: This study compares the outcome of a group of RLS patients after one year without any specific treatment. The International Restless Legs Syndrome Scale (IRLS) was applied at baseline (irls_1) and after one year (irls_2). The patients answered a simple questionnaire for the evaluation of possible environmental or life habit changes after one-year evolution. Serum ferritin was determined at baseline. An improvement index (%improvement) was established through the formula: irls_1- irls_2/irls_1 ' 100. Results were compared and a correlation analysis performed. RESULTS: A negative significant correlation was found between the patientsí age and irls_2 (r= -0.9 p=0.0018) and between %improvement and irls_2 (r= -0.88 p=0.0039). A positive and significant correlation was determined between %improvement and age. There was only a marginally significant correlation between serum ferritin and ilrs_2 (r= -0.7 p=0.052). No significant changes were found in the other elements analyzed. CONCLUSION: A favorable outcome was found in this group of RLS patients after one year evolution without treatment. The outcome was positively influenced by the patientsí age. |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndromerestless legs syndromeIRLSoutcomeclinical courselong-term evolutiontreatmentagePURPOSE: The primary concern of this study is to evaluate the clinical course of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a group of patients who refused treatment. METHOD: This study compares the outcome of a group of RLS patients after one year without any specific treatment. The International Restless Legs Syndrome Scale (IRLS) was applied at baseline (irls_1) and after one year (irls_2). The patients answered a simple questionnaire for the evaluation of possible environmental or life habit changes after one-year evolution. Serum ferritin was determined at baseline. An improvement index (%improvement) was established through the formula: irls_1- irls_2/irls_1 ' 100. Results were compared and a correlation analysis performed. RESULTS: A negative significant correlation was found between the patientsí age and irls_2 (r= -0.9 p=0.0018) and between %improvement and irls_2 (r= -0.88 p=0.0039). A positive and significant correlation was determined between %improvement and age. There was only a marginally significant correlation between serum ferritin and ilrs_2 (r= -0.7 p=0.052). No significant changes were found in the other elements analyzed. CONCLUSION: A favorable outcome was found in this group of RLS patients after one year evolution without treatment. The outcome was positively influenced by the patientsí age.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2009-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000100005Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.67 n.1 2009reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2009000100005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRodrigues,Raimundo Nonato DelgadoRodrigues,Aída Alexandra Alvim de Abreu e SilvaFaber,JorgeCorso,Jeana T.Peixoto,Thaisa F.eng2009-03-23T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2009000100005Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2009-03-23T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome Rodrigues,Raimundo Nonato Delgado restless legs syndrome IRLS outcome clinical course long-term evolution treatment age |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome |
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Evolution of non-treated restless legs syndrome |
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Rodrigues,Raimundo Nonato Delgado |
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Rodrigues,Raimundo Nonato Delgado Rodrigues,Aída Alexandra Alvim de Abreu e Silva Faber,Jorge Corso,Jeana T. Peixoto,Thaisa F. |
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Rodrigues,Aída Alexandra Alvim de Abreu e Silva Faber,Jorge Corso,Jeana T. Peixoto,Thaisa F. |
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Rodrigues,Raimundo Nonato Delgado Rodrigues,Aída Alexandra Alvim de Abreu e Silva Faber,Jorge Corso,Jeana T. Peixoto,Thaisa F. |
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restless legs syndrome IRLS outcome clinical course long-term evolution treatment age |
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restless legs syndrome IRLS outcome clinical course long-term evolution treatment age |
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PURPOSE: The primary concern of this study is to evaluate the clinical course of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a group of patients who refused treatment. METHOD: This study compares the outcome of a group of RLS patients after one year without any specific treatment. The International Restless Legs Syndrome Scale (IRLS) was applied at baseline (irls_1) and after one year (irls_2). The patients answered a simple questionnaire for the evaluation of possible environmental or life habit changes after one-year evolution. Serum ferritin was determined at baseline. An improvement index (%improvement) was established through the formula: irls_1- irls_2/irls_1 ' 100. Results were compared and a correlation analysis performed. RESULTS: A negative significant correlation was found between the patientsí age and irls_2 (r= -0.9 p=0.0018) and between %improvement and irls_2 (r= -0.88 p=0.0039). A positive and significant correlation was determined between %improvement and age. There was only a marginally significant correlation between serum ferritin and ilrs_2 (r= -0.7 p=0.052). No significant changes were found in the other elements analyzed. CONCLUSION: A favorable outcome was found in this group of RLS patients after one year evolution without treatment. The outcome was positively influenced by the patientsí age. |
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