Association between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Subsequent Development of Restless Legs Syndrome and Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 35,988 Primary Care Patients in Germany.
Sven Heiko LoosenKaneschka YaqubiPetra MayMarcel KonradCelina GollopTom LueddeKarel KostevChristoph RoderburgPublished in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
The present analysis suggests a significant association between IBD and the subsequent development of RLS. These findings should stimulate further pathophysiological research and may eventually lead to specific screening measures in patients with IBD.