Spinal cord stimulation in severe pharmacoresistant restless legs syndrome—two case reports
Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent, sleep-related sensorimotor disorder with relevant impact on the patients’ quality of life. For patients suffering from severe, pharmacoresistant restless legs syndrome, few therapeutic options remain to alleviate symptoms. In this case series, two patients with...
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| Vydáno v: | Frontiers in neurology Ročník 14; s. 1219881 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Frontiers Media S.A
30.11.2023
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| ISSN: | 1664-2295, 1664-2295 |
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| Shrnutí: | Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent, sleep-related sensorimotor disorder with relevant impact on the patients’ quality of life. For patients suffering from severe, pharmacoresistant restless legs syndrome, few therapeutic options remain to alleviate symptoms. In this case series, two patients with severe, pharmacoresistant restless legs syndrome were treated with epidural spinal cord stimulation and repeatedly assessed with polysomnography, including sleep structure and periodic limb movements as objective biomarkers not subject to placebo effects, during a 6-month follow-up period. One of the patients experienced excellent short- and long-term efficacy on subjective symptom severity (International RLS Study group rating scale 1 vs. 34 points at 3 months) and objective sleep parameters such as sleep architecture and periodic limb movements during sleep, while the second patient only reported short-term benefits from spinal cord stimulation. Ultimately, both patients opted for removal of the device for inefficacy. Based on the complex pathophysiology of restless legs syndrome and presumed mechanism of action of spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain disorders, we provide a detailed hypothesis on the possible modulating effect of spinal cord stimulation on the key symptoms of restless legs syndrome. Apart from describing a new therapeutic option for pharmacoresistant restless legs syndrome, our findings might also provide further insights into the pathophysiology of the syndrome. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 Edited by: Aleksandar Videnovic, Harvard Medical School, United States Reviewed by: Giuseppe Lanza, University of Catania, Italy; Marshall Thomas Holland, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States |
| ISSN: | 1664-2295 1664-2295 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fneur.2023.1219881 |