Restless legs syndrome: abbreviated guidelines by the German sleep society and the German neurological society

Affiliations

¹ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Center of Parkinsonism and Movement Disorders, Klinikstraße 16, Kassel, Germany. ctrenkwalder@gmx.de.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Germany. ctrenkwalder@gmx.de.
³ Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Germany.
⁵ Somnodiagnostics, Martinistrasse 63-65, Osnabrück, Germany.
⁶ Clinic for Neurology, Klinikum Fürth, Jakob-Henle-Straße 1, Fürth, Germany.
⁷ Neurocenter Bern, Schänzlistrasse 45, Bern, Switzerland.
⁸ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Center of Parkinsonism and Movement Disorders, Klinikstraße 16, Kassel, Germany.
⁹ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescents' Medicine, Klinikum Westbrandenburg, Charlottenstraße 72, Potsdam, Germany.
¹⁰ RLS e.V. - German Restless Legs Association, Schäufeleinstr. 35, Munich, Germany.
¹¹ Clinic for Neurology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.

Claudia Trenkwalder et al. Neurol Res Pract. 2024.

. 2024 Nov 6;6(1):53.

doi: 10.1186/s42466-024-00353-0.

¹ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Center of Parkinsonism and Movement Disorders, Klinikstraße 16, Kassel, Germany. ctrenkwalder@gmx.de.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Germany. ctrenkwalder@gmx.de.
³ Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University Medical Center, Goettingen, Germany.
⁵ Somnodiagnostics, Martinistrasse 63-65, Osnabrück, Germany.
⁶ Clinic for Neurology, Klinikum Fürth, Jakob-Henle-Straße 1, Fürth, Germany.
⁷ Neurocenter Bern, Schänzlistrasse 45, Bern, Switzerland.
⁸ Paracelsus-Elena Klinik, Center of Parkinsonism and Movement Disorders, Klinikstraße 16, Kassel, Germany.
⁹ Department of Paediatrics and Adolescents' Medicine, Klinikum Westbrandenburg, Charlottenstraße 72, Potsdam, Germany.
¹⁰ RLS e.V. - German Restless Legs Association, Schäufeleinstr. 35, Munich, Germany.
¹¹ Clinic for Neurology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.

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Keywords: Augmentation; Children; Dopaminergic; Opioid; Pregnancy; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep; Therapy.

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