Articles with "periodic leg" as a keyword



Photo by haleyephelps from unsplash

Data-driven approaches to define the upper limit of the intermovement interval of periodic leg movements during sleep

Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!
Published in 2018 at "SLEEP"

DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy008

Abstract: Study Objectives To define statistically the upper limit of the intermovement interval (IMI, the time interval between the onset of consecutive movements) of periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS). Methods We computed the IMI distribution… read more here.

Keywords: intermovement interval; leg movements; limit intermovement; limit ... See more keywords
Photo from wikipedia

Short‐interval leg movements during sleep entail greater cardiac activation than periodic leg movements during sleep in restless legs syndrome patients

Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!
Published in 2017 at "Journal of Sleep Research"

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12529

Abstract: Periodic leg movements during sleep (PLMS) are sequences of ≥4 motor events with intermovement intervals (IMI) of 10–90 s. PLMS are a supportive diagnostic criterion for restless legs syndrome (RLS) and entail cardiac activation, particularly… read more here.

Keywords: leg movements; cardiac activation; periodic leg; leg ... See more keywords