Re: Restless leg syndrome pushes people to pace

[ariela <b_ariela@xxxxxxxxxx>]

although the following article was written in 1998, i find it throws more light 
on the subject than most other sources.  hope it helps...



for anyone curious, dr. melvyn werbach's credentials can be found here:


ariela

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> *Links to original source may be found on www.youngparkinsons.com

> Condition deprives millions of rest
> 
> By KORKY VANN, Special to The Hartford Courant
> February 17, 2003
> 
> They roam the night, desperate for relief from a condition no one really
> understands.
> 
> Neither vampires nor insomniacs, these driven individuals - and there
> are millions, many of them elderly - suffer from restless legs syndrome,
> a debilitating nocturnal neurological disorder that compels those
> afflicted to leave their beds and pace until the symptoms subside.
> 
> The primary manifestations of the condition are jerking or twitching
> movements, usually in the legs, that most often occur when asleep,
> sitting still or resting.
> 

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