Restless legs syndrome screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].

According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].

Screening

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for restless leg syndrome but, screening for restless leg syndrome may be recommended among patients with:

Chronically dialysed patients^[1]
Iron deficiency^[2]

References

↑ Cirignotta F, Mondini S, Santoro A, Ferrari G, Gerardi R, Buzzi G (2002). “Reliability of a questionnaire screening restless legs syndrome in patients on chronic dialysis”. Am J Kidney Dis. 40 (2): 302–6. doi:10.1053/ajkd.2002.34508. PMID 12148102.
↑ 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.

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[pmid12148102-1] Cirignotta F, Mondini S, Santoro A, Ferrari G, Gerardi R, Buzzi G (2002). “Reliability of a questionnaire screening restless legs syndrome in patients on chronic dialysis”. Am J Kidney Dis. 40 (2): 302–6. doi:10.1053/ajkd.2002.34508. PMID 12148102.

[pmid26944272-2] 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.

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Restless legs syndrome screening

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Screening

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