Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements
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Resumo: | Abstract Many people have a habit of moving their legs and believe that this behavior is due to the restless legs syndrome (RLS), a highly prevalent neurological condition that greatly impairs the quality of life of affected individuals. This behavioral pattern, characterized by the habit of moving one’s legs and feet, may be an important confounding factor in the diagnosis of RLS. Objective: To describe the main movements associated with this benign behavioral state to characterize a possible clinical condition that can contribute to the differential diagnosis of RLS. Methods: Experienced sleep specialists, who primarily see RLS patients listed the most frequent movements people without RLS report while describing their suspected RLS. We first compiled a list of the lower-limb movements described by the specialists. Then, one of the authors (KC) carried out all movements of the list on camera to obtain a video footage. This footage was sent to one of the authors, EPC, who, alongside a group of students, drew graphic representations (cartoons) of the recorded movements. Results: The panel of sleep experts described 13 leg movements commonly reported by their patients. The experts reported 11 simple movements and two combined movements. Conclusion: In this study we developed an instrument that allows us to oppose and distinguish a pathological condition (RLS) from a behavioral phenomenon. This state of behavioral leg fidgeting needs to be better characterized and may eventually be recognized as a clinical entity per se. |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movementsrestless legs syndromemovementdiagnosisAbstract Many people have a habit of moving their legs and believe that this behavior is due to the restless legs syndrome (RLS), a highly prevalent neurological condition that greatly impairs the quality of life of affected individuals. This behavioral pattern, characterized by the habit of moving one’s legs and feet, may be an important confounding factor in the diagnosis of RLS. Objective: To describe the main movements associated with this benign behavioral state to characterize a possible clinical condition that can contribute to the differential diagnosis of RLS. Methods: Experienced sleep specialists, who primarily see RLS patients listed the most frequent movements people without RLS report while describing their suspected RLS. We first compiled a list of the lower-limb movements described by the specialists. Then, one of the authors (KC) carried out all movements of the list on camera to obtain a video footage. This footage was sent to one of the authors, EPC, who, alongside a group of students, drew graphic representations (cartoons) of the recorded movements. Results: The panel of sleep experts described 13 leg movements commonly reported by their patients. The experts reported 11 simple movements and two combined movements. Conclusion: In this study we developed an instrument that allows us to oppose and distinguish a pathological condition (RLS) from a behavioral phenomenon. This state of behavioral leg fidgeting needs to be better characterized and may eventually be recognized as a clinical entity per se.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2020-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2020000300139Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.78 n.3 2020reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/0004-282x20190167info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCARLOS,KarlaCAMARGO,Eleida PereiraMOINHO,Mayara Menezes doSOUZA,Amanda Moraes de PaulaKUROIWA,Melissa HarukaPRADO,Gilmar Fernandes doeng2020-04-22T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2020000300139Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2020-04-22T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements CARLOS,Karla restless legs syndrome movement diagnosis |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements |
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Creating cartoons to represent habitual leg movements |
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CARLOS,Karla |
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CARLOS,Karla CAMARGO,Eleida Pereira MOINHO,Mayara Menezes do SOUZA,Amanda Moraes de Paula KUROIWA,Melissa Haruka PRADO,Gilmar Fernandes do |
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CAMARGO,Eleida Pereira MOINHO,Mayara Menezes do SOUZA,Amanda Moraes de Paula KUROIWA,Melissa Haruka PRADO,Gilmar Fernandes do |
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CARLOS,Karla CAMARGO,Eleida Pereira MOINHO,Mayara Menezes do SOUZA,Amanda Moraes de Paula KUROIWA,Melissa Haruka PRADO,Gilmar Fernandes do |
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restless legs syndrome movement diagnosis |
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restless legs syndrome movement diagnosis |
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Abstract Many people have a habit of moving their legs and believe that this behavior is due to the restless legs syndrome (RLS), a highly prevalent neurological condition that greatly impairs the quality of life of affected individuals. This behavioral pattern, characterized by the habit of moving one’s legs and feet, may be an important confounding factor in the diagnosis of RLS. Objective: To describe the main movements associated with this benign behavioral state to characterize a possible clinical condition that can contribute to the differential diagnosis of RLS. Methods: Experienced sleep specialists, who primarily see RLS patients listed the most frequent movements people without RLS report while describing their suspected RLS. We first compiled a list of the lower-limb movements described by the specialists. Then, one of the authors (KC) carried out all movements of the list on camera to obtain a video footage. This footage was sent to one of the authors, EPC, who, alongside a group of students, drew graphic representations (cartoons) of the recorded movements. Results: The panel of sleep experts described 13 leg movements commonly reported by their patients. The experts reported 11 simple movements and two combined movements. Conclusion: In this study we developed an instrument that allows us to oppose and distinguish a pathological condition (RLS) from a behavioral phenomenon. This state of behavioral leg fidgeting needs to be better characterized and may eventually be recognized as a clinical entity per se. |
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