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Restless Legs Syndrome

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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been called “the most common disorder that is never heard of.” Although most primary care physicians have developed at least a passing familiarity with RLS in recent years, it remains true that this condition is very much underdiagnosed and undertreated. In an effort to promote more widespread awareness of RLS in the medical community and to share up-to-date knowledge regarding management of this condition, several guidelines, updates, and management algorithms have been published. These are summarized next.

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  1. Family Medicine Residency, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA

    Mathew Clark MD (Associate Director)

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  1. Mathew Clark MD
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  1. Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA

    Neil S. Skolnik MD

  2. Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    Neil S. Skolnik MD

  3. Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA

    Doron Schneider MD (Associate Editor) (Associate Editor)

  4. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Richard Neill MD (Associate Editor) (Associate Editor)

  5. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

    Lou Kuritzky MD (Associate Editor) (Associate Editor)

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Clark, M. (2007). Restless Legs Syndrome. In: Skolnik, N.S., Schneider, D., Neill, R., Kuritzky, L. (eds) Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-313-4_24

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-313-4_24

  • Publisher Name: Humana Press

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-58829-508-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-59745-313-4

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