ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2022
Chronic testicular pain cured by low-dose pramipexole: is there an association with restless legs syndrome?
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is characterized by an urge to move the legs, predominantly at night. About one quarter of the patients with RLS report painful symptoms in the legs. In this case report, the patient presented at the sleep clinic with a chief complaint of insomnia and the classical symptoms of RLS. He also mentioned a chronic testicular pain (CTP). For over a year, the patient had undergone urologic investigation and empiric treatments, with only mild improvement of the testicular pain. After 3 months of therapy with pramipexole, the RLS symptoms and the CTP were no longer present. Finding an etiology for CTP can be challenging and many cases are diagnosed as idiopathic. RLS may be a forgotten and unidentified etiology for CTP in typical urological care. Considering the high prevalence of RLS and CTP, it is relevant to clarify the possible association. CITATION: Tedesco Silva LM, Lenz MCS, Martinez D. Chronic testicular pain cured by low-dose pramipexole: Is there an association with restless legs syndrome?
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