Nocturnal Restless Arms and Face Improved by Dopamine Agonist: Is It a Variant of Restless Legs Syndrome?.
- Author:
Dae seop SHIN
1
;
Seung Cheol LEE
;
Soo A KIM
;
Hyung Ki KIM
;
Kwang Ik YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Restless legs syndrome; Arms; Dopamine agonist
- MeSH: Accidental Falls; Adult; Arm*; Dopamine Agonists*; Dopamine*; Female; Forearm; Human Body; Humans; Leg; Psychomotor Agitation; Recurrence; Restless Legs Syndrome*; Sensation
- From:Journal of Sleep Medicine 2017;14(1):43-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS) usually involve legs and can extend to other body parts. However, isolated body parts other than leg have rarely been involved. A 32-year-old woman had abnormal sensations of both forearms and face during night, which caused a difficulty falling in sleep. The symptoms were relieved by shaking and rubbing. She experienced a clear benefit from pramipexole, but a recurrence of restlessness was followed in both arms subsequent to pramipexole withdrawal. Finally, she had been prescribed a dose of 0.375 mg, which was well tolerated for 6 years. We report a case of nocturnal restless arms and face without leg involvement, which was like RLS in terms of clinical criteria except lesion site.
