Prospective study of restless legs syndrome and mortality among men

Yanping Li, PhD, Wei Wang, MD, PhD, John W Winkelman, MD, PhD, et al. Neurology. Originally published July 2, 2013.

“Restless legs syndrome is a bothersome chronic condition, characterized by an almost irresistible urge to move the legs and usually occurring with leg sensations of burning, creeping, tugging, or “like insects crawling inside the legs,” which are worse in the evening and night with significant relief in the morning.”