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	Sleep pattern of a Restless Legs Syndrome patient (red) vs. a healthy sleep pattern (blue).

Revision as of 15:59, 10 June 2013

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Wittmaack-Ekbom's syndrome; RLS

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 ==Case Studies==
 [[Restless legs syndrome case study one|Case #1]]
-==Controversies==
-Recently, several major pharmaceutical companies are reported to be marketing drugs without an explicit approval for RLS, which are "off-label" applications for drugs approved for other diseases.   The Restless Leg Foundation <ref>* [http://www.rls.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=471&srcid=-2 RLS Foundation]</ref> received 44% of its $1.4 million in funding from these pharmaceutical groups<ref>[http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19225755.100-patient-groups-special-swallowing-the-best-advice.html Marshall, Jessica, and Peter Aldhous. "Patient Groups Special."  New Scientist, 10/26/06]</ref>. This has called into question the neutrality of this group (significant conflict of interest issue) and the course of action which they recommend to RLS patients.
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Restless legs syndrome
Sleep pattern of a Restless Legs Syndrome patient (red) vs. a healthy sleep pattern (blue).