Familial Restless Legs Syndrome: A Family with all Female Patients

Akpinar C. K., Türker H., AYGÜN D., AYTAÇ E.

ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.105-107, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.105-107
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Autosomal dominant inheritance, familial, pedigree, restless legs syndrome, AUTOSOMAL-DOMINANT LOCUS, POPULATION, PREVALENCE, HETEROGENEITY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ASSOCIATION, DIAGNOSIS, VARIANTS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a chronic condition characterized by odd sensations in the body, most commonly in the legs and an irresistible urge to move them. More than half of the patients with RLS have a family history. Most of the RLS cases are women and most of the families show characteristics of an autosomal dominant pedigree. Here, we shall present a family consisting only of women; to our knowledge, such a family has not been reported yet.