2016
Restless Legs Syndrome and Depression: Effect Mediation by Disturbed Sleep and Periodic Limb Movements
Koo BB, Blackwell T, Lee HB, Stone KL, Louis ED, Redline S, Group O. Restless Legs Syndrome and Depression: Effect Mediation by Disturbed Sleep and Periodic Limb Movements. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016, 24: 1105-1116. PMID: 27526989, PMCID: PMC5241001, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere restless legs syndromeRestless legs syndromePeriodic limb movementsDepressive symptomsLegs syndromeSleep disturbancesMild restless legs syndromeFurther adjustmentAssociation of RLSLimb movementsCardiovascular risk factorsApnea-hypopnea indexBody mass indexPotential mediatorsCross-sectional analysisEffect sizeDopaminergic medicationMass indexOsteoporotic fracturesPLMS indexDisturbed sleepRisk factorsGDS scoresPhysical activitySleep efficiency
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