TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Multiple skeletal injuries resulting from uncontrolled restless legs syndrome
JO  - Journal of clinical sleep medicine
A1  - Kuzniar, Tomasz J.
A1  - Silber, Michael H.
SP  - 60
EP  - 61
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
N2  - Restless legs syndrome is a common condition that results in difficulties falling and staying asleep and perception of poor sleep quality. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman with uncontrolled restless legs syndrome who spent most of the night standing and walking. As a result of her nighttime behaviors, she fell several times and sustained, on several separate occasions, fractures of both forearms, ribs, and nose. Iron replacement therapy and changing of her dopamine-agonist medications resulted in almost complete relief of symptoms. Physicians should be aware of the potential for injury in patients with uncontrolled RLS.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1550-9389
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -