2018
Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements during sleep in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Doan TT, Koo BB, Ogilvie RP, Redline S, Lutsey PL. Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements during sleep in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Sleep 2018, 41: zsy106. PMID: 29860522, PMCID: PMC6093310, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestless legs syndromePrevalence of RLSConcurrent restless legs syndromePeriodic limb movementsMulti-Ethnic StudyLegs syndromeObesity statusOdds of RLSLimb movementsPrevalence of PLMSCommunity-based sampleRace/ethnicityRLS symptomsClinical criteriaAdjusted modelPLMSStudy participantsPrevalenceOlder individualsCross-sectional dataAtherosclerosisSexSyndromeWhite participantsSleep
2013
Characteristics of Wake-up Stroke
Tanimoto A, Mehndiratta P, Koo BB. Characteristics of Wake-up Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013, 23: 1296-1299. PMID: 24361192, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeCholesterol profileRisk factorsNon-WUS patientsStroke risk factorsDisease mechanismsWUS patientsBerlin questionnaireFrequent snoringSleep apneaMedical historyLipid profileSleep characteristicsStrokeStroke characteristicsDemographic informationPatientsAfrican AmericansQuestionnaireApneaSnoringSeverity