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A restless abdomen and propriospinal myoclonus like at sleep onset: an unusual overlap syndrome.

ABSTRACT: We report for the first time the association between restless abdomen, a phenotypic variant of restless legs syndrome in which symptoms are limited to the abdomen, and propriospinal myoclonus at sleep onset causing severe insomnia. The treatment with a low-dosage of dopaminergic drug (pramipexole) induced the immediate disappearance of both symptoms, which was documented by video-polysomnography.

SUBMITTER: Baiardi S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4386442 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A restless abdomen and propriospinal myoclonus like at sleep onset: an unusual overlap syndrome.

Baiardi Simone S La Morgia Chiara C Mondini Susanna S Cirignotta Fabio F

BMJ case reports 20150327

We report for the first time the association between restless abdomen, a phenotypic variant of restless legs syndrome in which symptoms are limited to the abdomen, and propriospinal myoclonus at sleep onset causing severe insomnia. The treatment with a low-dosage of dopaminergic drug (pramipexole) induced the immediate disappearance of both symptoms, which was documented by video-polysomnography. ...[more]

PMID: 25820108

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A restless abdomen and propriospinal myoclonus like at sleep onset: an unusual overlap syndrome.

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A restless abdomen and propriospinal myoclonus like at sleep onset: an unusual overlap syndrome.

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