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ArticleCureus2023

Dramatic Responses to Low-Dose Pramipexole in Painful Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome.

Gakusuke Umezawa, Takafumi Hasegawa, Kensuke Ikeda, Genichi Saito, Masashi Aoki

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Gakusuke UmezawaDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, JPN.
Takafumi HasegawaDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, JPN.
Kensuke IkedaDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, JPN.
Genichi SaitoDepartment of Neurology, Jinmei Saito Hospital, Ishinomaki, JPN.
Masashi AokiDepartment of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, JPN.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Painful legs and moving toes syndrome (PLMTS) is a rare movement disorder characterized by spontaneous abnormal, involuntary toe movements and unilateral or bilateral lower extremity pain that predominantly affects women in middle age or later. The background etiology of PLMTS includes peripheral neuropathy, a history of trauma, and nerve root damage, but the cause of the disease is often undetermined. The pain usually occurs first and is often more distressing to the patient than abnormal toe movement. Spontaneous resolution is rare, and symptomatic therapies include the oral administration of anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and various pain relievers, as well as other therapeutic interventions, including botulinum toxin injection and epidural block, but their effectiveness is uncertain. We report a case of PMLTS in which low doses of pramipexole, a non-ergot dopamine agonist, dramatically improved both abnormal toe movement and leg pain, which are documented by videography.

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dopamine agonistinvoluntary movementmoving toespainful legsplmtspramipexole

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PMID36909070
PMCPMC10005851

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