Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease Long-Term Consequences a
Due to the fact that Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease is usually a chronic condition, this book aims to provide physicians with the necessary tools for the long-term management of patients with RLS. The first part of the book addresses the vari
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Long-Term Consequences and Management Mauro Manconi Diego García-Borreguero Editors
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Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease
Mauro Manconi Diego García-Borreguero •
Editors
Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease Long-Term Consequences and Management
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Editors Mauro Manconi, MD, PhD Sleep and Epilepsy Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland Civic Hospital Lugano Switzerland
Diego García-Borreguero, MD, PhD Sleep Research Institute Madrid Spain
and Department of Neurology Bern University Hospital Bern Switzerland
ISBN 978-1-4939-6775-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-6777-3
ISBN 978-1-4939-6777-3
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959802 © Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media LLC The registered company address is: 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, U.S.A.
The editors dedicate this book to Profs. Pasquale Montagna and Ralf Kohnen, two supreme experts of RLS who prematurely passed away in recent years, after leaving with us important pieces of knowledge on crucial aspects of the syndrome. Pasquale Montagna served as professor at the University of Bologna (Italy) for 18 years (1992–2010). Sincerely beloved by his students for whom was always available and helpful and by his colleagues who highly respected his refined intelligence, intellectual honesty, and vast knowledge of all areas of neurology and sleep medicine, the latter discipline that he inherited from the Italian fathers of the modern hypnology and that he skillfully cultivated. Ralf Kohnen was a Professor of Clinical Psychology who worked at Universities of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Hamburg, and Würzburg in Germany. Over 30 years he also became Director of the Institute for Medical Research Management and Biometrics GmbH (IMEREM). Prof. Kohnen provided key contributions for the development of rating
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