Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) questions with correct answers

What is RLS? - Answer Unpleasant sensation in legs accompanied by urge to move the legs, ESPECIALLY at bedtime, may have periodic leg movements during wakefulness or sleep and can be secondary to iron deficiency. Comment on RLS prevalence - Answer Higher in women and increases with age What is the "location" of RLS? - Answer commonly bilateral and symmetrical (but can be unilateral) What is the "characteristics" of RLS? - Answer "creepy-crawly", "burning", "nagging", "aching", "painful", "itchy bones" or "electric-current sensation" What is the "temporal characteristic" of RLS? - Answer Usually at night - may last hours or persist throughout the night, occurs at rest What relieves RLS? - Answer movement What is "intermittent RLS"? - Answer symptoms troublesome enough to require treatment, but not enough to require daily tx What is considered "refractory RLS"? - Answer pts who experience inadequate response, intolerable side effects or augmentation while receiving dopamine agonist therapy for daily sx