ArticleBMC neurology2020
Restless abdomen: a spectrum or a phenotype variant of restless legs syndrome?
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- Restless abdomen syndrome - A case report.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Case Series and Literature Review on Phenotypic Variants of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS): A Unique Phase of Typical RLS?Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
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- Restless Back Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Case report of restless anal syndrome as restless legs syndrome variant after COVID-19.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith the growing awareness of restless legs syndrome (RLS), sensory disorders similar to RLS but initially confined to the arms, abdomen, and perineum have been reported. One of them is restless abdomen, which refers to a restless sensation in abdomen. Our study is designed to evaluate the clinical phenotype of restless abdomen and investigate its relationship with RLS.
methodsWe enrolled 10 patients with restless abdomen according to RLS diagnostic criteria, excluding the requiring of leg involvement. Laboratory examinations were performed to exclude mimics and notable comorbidities.
resultsAll 10 patients had RLS like symptoms in the abdomen and otherwise satisfied all other RLS diagnostic criteria, and responded to dopaminergic therapy.
conclusionsNeurologists and gastroenterologists should be aware that RLS-related restlessness can occur in extra-leg anatomy in the absence of episodes of worsening or augmentation of restlessness.
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