Restless Legs Syndrome in Dialysis Patients: Does the Dialysis Modality Influence Its Occurrence and Severity?

Andreia Freire de MenezesDouglas Rafanelle Moura de Santana MottaFernanda Oliveira de Carvalho Eduesley Santana SantosManoel Pacheco de Andrade JúniorMirela Farias FigueirôaMaria Isabel Teles FariasKleyton de Andrade Bastos

Published in: International journal of nephrology (2018)

RLS is frequent in dialysis patients and occurs predominantly in its most severe forms; the dialytic modality seems to have no influence on its occurrence; however, it is more severe in patients on APD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk assessment
early onset