Silent Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Restless Legs Syndrome

Conclusion:RLS duration should be taken into account when analyzing the association between RLS and cerebrovascular disease; our data support the hypothesis that a long-lasting RLS and its accompanying periodic limb movements in sleep are a risk factor for silent SVD and perhaps for the development of clinical stroke.Citation:Ferri R, Cosentino FI, Moussouttas M, Lanuzza B, Aricò D, Bagai K, Wang L, McLaughlin B, Walters AS. Silent cerebral small vessel disease in restless legs syndrome. SLEEP 2016;39(7):1371–1377.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research