Differential diagnosis of restless legs syndrome
10.19845/j.cnki.zfysjjbzz.2025.0044
- VernacularTitle:不宁腿综合征鉴别诊断的研究进展
- Author:
Xiaoying ZHU
1
;
Yuncheng WU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology， Shanghai General Hospital， Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine， Shanghai 200080， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Restless legs syndrome;
Differential diagnosis;
Leg discomfort;
Leg pain;
Leg movement
- From:
Journal of Apoplexy and Nervous Diseases
2025;42(3):221-226
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Restless legs syndrome （RLS） is a common neurological sensory-motor disorder， and the diagnosis of RLS mainly rely on the subjective clinical symptoms described by the patient， with a lack of specific auxiliary examinations or biomarkers. The diagnosis of this disease is still challenging for atypical cases. Various other diseases may have similar clinical symptoms as RLS， such as leg discomfort， leg pain and abnormal leg movement. This article summarizes the RLS mimics that might be confused with RLS symptoms， including the neurogenic， vascular， and musculoskeletal factors that might cause leg discomfort and pain， as well as the differential diagnosis of sleep-related movement disorders with symptoms overlapped with RLS， so as to help clinicians recognize RLS phenotype and provide a reference for the diagnosis of diseases that might be confused with RLS.
- Full text:2025071609245621473不宁腿综合征鉴别诊断的研究进展.pdf
