2020
Hypothyroidism in restless legs syndrome
Ahmed N, Kandil M, Elfil M, Jamal A, Koo BB. Hypothyroidism in restless legs syndrome. Journal Of Sleep Research 2020, 30: e13091. PMID: 32483857, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestless legs syndromeLegs syndromeRLS severityHigh prevalenceInternational RLS Study Group Severity ScaleHypothyroid participantsHypothyroidism prevalenceRLS FoundationRLS pathophysiologyRLS sufferersRLS prevalenceHypothyroid subjectsThyroid diseaseHypothyroidismSeverity ScalePrevalenceLine registryStudy objectiveSyndromePotential research participantsBiological mechanismsSeverityParticipantsPersonsHyperthyroidism
2018
Suicidal thought and behavior in individuals with restless legs syndrome
Para KS, Chow CA, Nalamada K, Kakade VM, Chilakamarri P, Louis ED, Koo BB. Suicidal thought and behavior in individuals with restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine 2018, 54: 1-7. PMID: 30529070, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestless legs syndromeInternational RLS Study Group Severity ScaleLifetime suicidal ideationLifetime depression historySuicidal ideationDepression historyLegs syndromeControl participantsBrief Lifetime Depression ScaleCambridge-Hopkins RLS questionnairePotential demographic confoundersRisk of suicideStepwise logistic regressionRLS sufferersRLS questionnaireRLS diagnosisRLS severityDepression ScaleSuicidal Behaviors QuestionnaireLifetime depressionSeverity ScaleDemographic confoundersSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionDepression
2015
Restless Legs Syndrome: Would You Like That with Movements or Without?
Koo B. Restless Legs Syndrome: Would You Like That with Movements or Without? Tremor And Other Hyperkinetic Movements 2015, 5: 316. DOI: 10.5334/tohm.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRestless legs syndromeDiagnosis of RLSRLS diagnosisPeriodic limb movementsSupplementary diagnostic criterionRLS sufferersLegs syndromeSubjective symptomsSleep disturbancesDiagnostic criteriaMotor phenomenaProper diagnosisPatients' descriptionsSensorimotor conditionsPLMSDiagnosisLimb movementsInvestigational levelsPathophysiologySyndromeSymptomsEpidemiologySleepPharmacology