RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME AND RELATED FACTORS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS

Pekel N. B., Yildiz D., Kahvecioglu S., Kilic A. K., Yildiz A., Seferoglu M., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.33, no.1, pp.101-105, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2017_1_016
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.101-105
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) mostly occurs in hemodialysis (HD) patients but there are limited studies about RLS frequency in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. In this study patients who were undergoing PD were screened for RLS and analyzed for associated factors.