Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease among patients with resistant hypertension versus stroke patients-a prospective study.

Anupama GuptaGarima ShuklaGautam SharmaAmbuj RoyMohammed AfsarBalram Bhargava

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2021)

This study demonstrated a high prevalence of RLS among patients with resistant hypertension. RLS characteristics are different from those in patients with stroke, and very similar to primary RLS.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
atrial fibrillation
internal carotid artery
arterial hypertension
cerebral ischemia