Complete recovery of restless legs syndrome after unilateral thalamic and tegmental infarction: A case report. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cogez, Julien; Ribeiro, Espartaco; de La Sayette, Vincent; Viader, Fausto
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 44(2017:Oct.)
• Page Start: 229
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: Restless legs syndrome -- Ischemic stroke -- Physiopathology; Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.06.024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

Highlights: Substantially less is known about neuroanatomic basis of restless leg syndrome. Restless leg syndrome can be triggered or cured by a stroke. The thalamus and the tegmentum could have a role in the genesis of symptoms.