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
2016
Periodic leg movements during sleep: phenotype, neurophysiology, and clinical significance
Ferri R, Koo BB, Picchietti DL, Fulda S. Periodic leg movements during sleep: phenotype, neurophysiology, and clinical significance. Sleep Medicine 2016, 31: 29-38. PMID: 28341521, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestless legs syndromePeriodic leg movementsLeg movementsLeg motor activityLegs syndromePathophysiological correlatesClinical correlatesObjective findingsClinical significanceClinical conditionsNeurophysiologic aspectsCurrent evidencePLMSMotor phenomenaMotor activityAge groupsTypical phenotypeSleepRecent findingsCurrent knowledgeFurther researchCorrelatesFindingsPhenotypeScoring