Ekbom syndrome
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rest·less legs syn·drome
a sense of indescribable uneasiness, twitching, or restlessness that occurs in the legs after going to bed, frequently leading to insomnia, which may be relieved temporarily by walking about; thought to be caused by inadequate circulation or as a side effect of some SSRIs and other psychotropic medications.
See also: akathisia.
See also: akathisia.
Synonym(s): Ekbom syndrome, restless legs
Management For nightly symptoms, dopaminergics are the agents of first choice, opiates second choice; for pain, gabapentin, opiates, dopaminergics, then sedative-hypnotics
Ekbom syndrome
(ek′bōm″, āk′) [Karl A. Ekbom, Swedish neurologist, 1907–1977]
The delusion that one is infested with parasites, esp. those that burrow under the skin.
Ekbom,
Karl-Axel, Swedish neurologist, 1907–.Ekbom syndrome - Synonym(s): restless legs syndrome