Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35765822›Full record

ArticleRevista de neurologia2022

[Identification of restless legs syndrome in polysomnography studies and its association with other variables].

V Aldinio, X Merchán-Del Hierro, S Muniagurria, G Persi, N Pereira-de Silva, M V Camino, J Cubas, J Fernández-Boccazzi, J Seguí, E Gatto

Open access · greenAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Revista de neurologia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 89% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

V AldinioSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
X Merchán-Del HierroSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
S MuniagurriaSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
G PersiSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
N Pereira-de SilvaSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
M V CaminoSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
J CubasSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
J Fernández-BoccazziSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
J SeguíSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
E GattoSanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad · AR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is a movement disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to move the legs in response to an unpleasant sensation. The coexistence of RLS and other sleep and mood disorders may require adjustment in the therapeutic strategy. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of RLS in adults studied with polysomnography and to evaluate its association with other sleep and mood disorders. PATIENTS AND

methodsDescriptive cross-sectional study. We included adults studied with polysomnography between 2015 and 2021. We collected information on their medical history, polysomnographic data and mood and sleep disorders using a self-administered written questionnaire which is part of the routine evaluation of all patients referred to this sleep unit. These variables were compared between patients with and without RLS.

resultsWe included 406 patients. The prevalence of RLS was 36.7% (n = 149). The presence of fatigue (45.3%), moderate to severe insomnia (38.9%) and depression (45.6%) was higher in subjects with RLS. We did not find differences regarding daytime sleepiness and anxiety symptoms. Periodic Limb Movements (PLM) was not associated with RLS (p = 0.26) and its prevalence was low.

conclusionThe prevalence of RLS in subjects studied with Polysomnography is high and it was associated with clinically significant fatigue, insomnia and depression. These symptoms should be identified in order to establish an adequate therapeutic strategy. The prevalence of periodic limb movements was low and was not linked with RLS. These findings contrast with previous publications. Therefore, it requires additional studies to clarify the cause of this variation.

Indexed as

Restless Legs SyndromeSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFatigueHumansPolysomnography

Identifiers

PMID35765822
PMCPMC10186719
OpenAlexW4283716133

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.