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Restless legs syndrome risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no established risk factors for [disease name].
OR
The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
OR
Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
OR
Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of RLS include:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Advancing age
- Family history of restless legs syndrome
- Female gender
- European descent
Less Common Risk Factors
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Katsi V, Katsimichas T, Kallistratos MS, Tsekoura D, Makris T, Manolis AJ; et al. (2014). “The association of Restless Legs Syndrome with hypertension and cardiovascular disease”. Med Sci Monit. 20: 654–9. doi:10.12659/MSM.890252. PMC 3999161. PMID 24747872.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cotter PE, O’Keeffe ST (2006). “Restless leg syndrome: is it a real problem?”. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2 (4): 465–75. PMC 1936366. PMID 18360657.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trenkwalder C, Allen R, Högl B, Paulus W, Winkelmann J (2016). “Restless legs syndrome associated with major diseases: A systematic review and new concept”. Neurology. 86 (14): 1336–43. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000002542. PMC 4826337. PMID 26944272.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Guo S, Huang J, Jiang H, Han C, Li J, Xu X; et al. (2017). “Restless Legs Syndrome: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Diagnosis and Management”. Front Aging Neurosci. 9: 171. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2017.00171. PMC 5454050. PMID 28626420.
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
- ↑ Miyamoto M, Miyamoto T, Iwanami M, Suzuki K, Hirata K (2009). “[Pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome]”. Brain Nerve. 61 (5): 523–32. PMID 19514512.
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