restless legs syndrome
noun
: a nervous disorder characterized by aching, crawling, or creeping sensations of the legs that occur especially at night usually when lying down (as before sleep) and cause a compelling urge to move the legs
called also restless legs, restless leg syndrome
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Studies have proven that restless leg syndrome, an uncontrollable urge to move your legs while sleeping, can cause insomnia in anyone because of the constant disruption to sleep.
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Hedy Phillips, Parents, 29 July 2024
Jill, however, was sleep eating long before restless legs syndrome became a key complaint.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 July 2024
For a 71-year-old male patient suffering from restless leg syndrome, the board alleged, Alvarado prescribed Tylenol with codeine and roughly 400 milligrams of tramadol per day.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Some have criticized its priorities—for instance, producing drugs for restless leg syndrome while tuberculosis still kills more than a million people every year.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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Hedy Phillips, Parents, 29 July 2024
Jill, however, was sleep eating long before restless legs syndrome became a key complaint.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 July 2024
For a 71-year-old male patient suffering from restless leg syndrome, the board alleged, Alvarado prescribed Tylenol with codeine and roughly 400 milligrams of tramadol per day.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Some have criticized its priorities—for instance, producing drugs for restless leg syndrome while tuberculosis still kills more than a million people every year.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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“Restless legs syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restless%20legs%20syndrome. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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