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Descriptor English: Restless Legs Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de las Piernas Inquietas
Descriptor síndrome de las piernas inquietas
Entry term(s) síndrome de Ekbom
Scope note: Trastorno que se caracteriza por sensaciones dolorosas o quemantes en las extremidades inferiores, y raramente en las superiores, que aparece antes de dormir o que puede despertar al paciente durante el sueño.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome das Pernas Inquietas
Descriptor French: Syndrome des jambes sans repos
Entry term(s): Disease, Willis Ekbom
Disease, Willis-Ekbom
Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Legs
Syndrome, Restless Leg
Syndrome, Willis Ekbom
Syndrome, Willis-Ekbom
Syndrome, Wittmaack Ekbom
Syndrome, Wittmaack-Ekbom
Willis Ekbom Disease
Willis Ekbom Syndrome
Willis-Ekbom Disease
Willis-Ekbom Syndrome
Wittmaack Ekbom Syndrome
Wittmaack-Ekbom Syndrome
Tree number(s): C10.803
C10.886.425.800.700
C10.886.659.634
F03.870.400.800.700
F03.870.664.634
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012148
Scope note: A disorder characterized by aching or burning sensations in the lower and rarely the upper extremities that occur prior to sleep or may awaken the patient from sleep.
Annotation: note entry terms containing "Ekbom": do not confuse with entry terms for DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS which also contain "Ekbom"
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Paresthesia (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see Restless Legs 1973-1999
History Note: 2000(1973)
DeCS ID: 12568
Unique ID: D012148
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Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Restless Legs Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0018926
Scope note A disorder characterized by aching or burning sensations in the lower and rarely the upper extremities that occur prior to sleep or may awaken the patient from sleep.
Preferred term Restless Legs Syndrome
Entry term(s) Disease, Willis Ekbom
Disease, Willis-Ekbom
Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Legs
Syndrome, Restless Leg
Syndrome, Willis Ekbom
Syndrome, Willis-Ekbom
Syndrome, Wittmaack Ekbom
Syndrome, Wittmaack-Ekbom
Willis Ekbom Disease
Willis Ekbom Syndrome
Willis-Ekbom Disease
Willis-Ekbom Syndrome
Wittmaack Ekbom Syndrome
Wittmaack-Ekbom Syndrome



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