Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease Long-Term Consequences and Management /

Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease Long-Term Consequences and Management /

Due to the fact that Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease is usually a chronic condition, this book aims to provide physicians with the necessary tools for the long-term management of patients with RLS. The first part of the book addresses the various comorbidities and long-term consequences...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Manconi, Mauro (Editor), García-Borreguero, Diego (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects:
Medicine.
General practice (Medicine).
Cardiology.
Neurology.
Psychiatry.
Medicine & Public Health.
General Practice / Family Medicine.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • I. Long Term Health Consequences of Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease
  • 1. Mental Health Disorders Associated with RLS
  • 2. Sleep Impact: Insomnia, Hypersomnia, Sleep Attacks, and Circadian Disorders
  • 3. Cognitive Functioning
  • 4. Health Related Quality of Life and Depression/Anxiety Symptom Measures for the Assessment of Treatment in Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease
  • 5. Epidemiologic Evidence in Cardiovascular Disease
  • 6. Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Changes Associated with Periodic Limb Movements
  • 7. Willis-Ekbom Disease, Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep, and Cardiovascular Disease: Putative Mechanisms and Implications for Long-Term Treatment
  • 8. Peripheral Muscle Changes
  • 9. Outcome and Mortality in Renal Failure-Related RLS
  • II. Long Term Management of Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease
  • 10. Long Term Pharmacological Treatment
  • 11. Augmentation: Criteria, Prevalence, and Differential Diagnosis
  • 12. Treatment Options When Short-Acting Dopamine Agonists Fail or Cause Augmentation: Switching or Adding Medications
  • 13. Management of Augmentation
  • 14. Managing Concurrent Medications
  • 15. Impulsive Behaviors: Definition, Prevalence, Neurobiology, and Management
  • 16. Impulse Control Behavior in Movement Disorders: Focus on Restless Leg Syndrome
  • 17. Management of RLS During Pregnancy
  • 18. Management of RLS in Children (Unique Features).

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