Long latency trigemino-cervical reflex in restless legs syndrome.

Yasin Abanoz Yeşim Gülen Abanoz Aysegul Gunduz Derya Karadeniz Meral E Kiziltan

Published in: The International journal of neuroscience (2022)

Hyperexcitability of TCR suggests defective sensory processing in the brainstem probably due to impairment of descending inhibitory dopaminergic system in RLS. The sensitization of TCC in RLS patients may also be a possible factor that might explain the association of RLS and pain disorders.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
neuropathic pain
immune response