A Data-Driven Analysis of the Rules Defining Bilateral Leg Movements during Sleep

• Published in: Sleep (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 413 - 421
• Main Authors: Ferri, Raffaele, Manconi, Mauro, Rundo, Francesco, Zucconi, Marco, Aricò, Debora, Bruni, Oliviero, Ferini-Strambi, Luigi, Fulda, Stephany
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Female; Humans; Leg - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Movement; Neurological Disorders; Polysomnography; Restless Legs Syndrome - diagnosis; Restless Legs Syndrome - physiopathology; Retrospective Studies; Sleep - physiology; Sleep Medicine Specialty; sleep scoring; bilateral leg movements; periodic leg movements during sleep; restless legs syndrome; PLMS

The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the association between bilateral leg movements (LMs) during sleep in subjects with restless legs syndrome (RLS), in order to eventually support or challenge the current scoring rules defining bilateral LMs. Polysomnographic recordings of 100 untreat...