1. Actometry in measuring the symptom severity of restless legs syndrome.
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Tuisku, K., Holi, M. M., Wahlbeck, K., Ahlgren, A. J., and Lauerma, H.
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RESTLESS legs syndrome , *INSOMNIA , *MOVEMENT disorders , *ANTIPARKINSONIAN agents , *CENTRAL nervous system depressants , *DRUG therapy for Parkinson's disease - Abstract
In a previous, controlled study we demonstrated that the general lower limb activity measured by three-channel actometry is a promising objective measure of restless legs syndrome (RLS) severity. In the present study we have further evaluated the method in measuring RLS symptom severity in an open, single-day pramipexole intervention with 15 RLS patients. Both our standardized actometric parameters (nocturnal lower limb activity and controlled rest activity) decreased significantly during the intervention in parallel with the subjectively reported relief of RLS symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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