Prevalence and severity of restless leg syndrome in pregnant women of Latur district
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2017, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sensorimotor disorder, has a wide range of severity from merely annoying to affecting sleep and quality of life severely enough to warrant medical treatment. Previous epidemiological studies, however, have failed to determine the prevalence of those with clinically significant RLS symptoms and to examine the life effects and medical experiences of this group. So further research is needed to find out the prevalence of RLS. Method: Cross-sectional study of a sample of 100 pregnant women between age group 20 to 30 years were assessed for the presence of RLS using the Revised International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group criteria. Subjects were asked to rate the severity of RLS on this scale. Total score was taken. results: A total of 100 subjects were undergone this study and 18 % of people are affected with Restless leg syndrome (n=18). In this 2% of subject are affected with mild RLS, 10% of subjects affected with moderate RLS and 6% of people affected with severe form of Restless leg syndrome. Conclusion: RLS is a frequent condition in pregnant women, and is commonly under diagnosed and undertreated. The study concludes that there is a significant prevalence of restless leg syndrome in Pregnancy
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Sureshkumar T, Amruta Kadam
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