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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sleep disorder that can present secondary to medical conditions such as renal failure. This study aimed to evaluate RLS frequency and its related factors in chronic renal failure patients treated with hemodialysis. In a cross-sectional design, 163 patients with chronic renal failure were consecutively enrolled from hemodialysis center at Rasool-Akram hospital. Demographics, clinical and laboratory data were recorded. Patients were screened for presence and severity of RLS according to the four International Restless Legs Syndrome Group (IRLSSG) diagnostic criteria and severity scale. Patients with and without RLS were compared using SPSS statistical software (Version 16.0). Sixty-one patients (37.4 %) were diagnosed with RLS. Mean age in RLS group was significantly higher (65.2 ± 9.3 years) than RLS-negative group (59.0 ± 14.7 years; P = 0.004). Serum creatinine level was significantly higher in patients with RLS (7.6 ± 2.1 mg/dl vs. 6.7 ± 1.8 mg/dl; P = 0.009). Glomerular filtration rate in RLS patients was lower than other patients (9.2 ± 3.1 ccs/min vs. 11.6 ± 4.8 ccs/min; P = 0.0001). Patients with RLS had shorter sleep duration, and higher incidence of insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and sedative-hypnotic medication usage (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between RLS-positive and RLS-negative patients in terms of renal failure pathology, dialysis frequency per week, dose of dialysis, duration of dialysis, renal transplantation, and history of diabetes and hypertension. Hemodialysis patients have a high prevalence of RLS which deserves special attention and specific treatment.
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Rohani, M., Aghaei, M., Jenabi, A. et al. Restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients in Iran. Neurol Sci 36, 723–727 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-2026-8
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