ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2015
Restless legs syndrome and hypertension in Chinese pregnant women.
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- Prevalence and factors associated with restless legs syndrome among pregnant women in middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Global Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome and Its Associated Factors in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements of sleep - the relationship with stroke and other cerebrovascular disease.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2026Review
- Restless legs syndrome among third-trimester pregnant women attending ANC Clinic in public hospitals in North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the relationship between restless legs syndrome, mental status, and sleep disorders among Moroccan women during their third trimester of pregnancy.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- The Prevalence, Severity, and Predictive Factors of Restless Legs Syndrome in Pregnancy.Cureus · 2023Article
- Phenotypical predictors of pregnancy-related restless legs syndrome and their association with basal ganglia and the limbic circuits.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Zinc and Magnesium Levels of Pregnant Women with Restless Leg Syndrome and Their Relationship with Anxiety: A Case-Control Study.Biological trace element research · 2021Article
- Restless Legs Syndrome During Pregnancy and 12 Weeks Postpartum and its Links to Cardiovascular Diseases, Stressful Life Events, and Psychiatric History.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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- Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Restless Legs Syndrome in Women and Men: A Preliminary Population-Based Study in China.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2018Article
- Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Pregnancy.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
Hypertension is a common complication of pregnancy, and studies show that pregnant women are more likely to suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS). Pregnant women with hypertension and RLS often experience disrupted sleep patterns because of activation of the nervous system. The present study aimed to clarify the relationship between hypertension and RLS in pregnant women, and their impact on sleep. We enrolled 3,781 pregnant women who were admitted at our hospital for delivery between May 2011 and May 2014. The face-to-face questionnaire used to gather data included the International RLS Study Group criteria for diagnosis, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and hypertension diagnosis. Depending on the time of occurrence of hypertension, it was divided into two different types: pregnancy-induced hypertension and chronic hypertension in pregnancy. Out of 3,781 patients, 453 fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for RLS and 486 met the diagnostic criteria for hypertension. Among patients with RLS, prophylactic iron supplementation was less frequently taken during pregnancy. Pregnancy-induced hypertension, rather than chronic hypertension in pregnancy, was found to be more frequent in patients with RLS; pregnant women with RLS had higher PSQI and ESS scores than pregnant controls. In our study, RLS was frequent in pregnant women, especially in those without prophylactic iron supplementation. Patients with RLS described more serious sleep disruption and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). In addition, pregnancy-induced hypertension was more common in patients with RLS.
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