Response to opioids in three patients with restless legs syndrome



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Am J Psychiatry 1984; 141:993-995
Copyright © 1984 by American Psychiatric Association

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Response to opioids in three patients with restless legs syndrome

PT Trzepacz, EJ Violette and MJ Sateia

Three patients with restless legs syndrome, two of whom also had nocturnal myoclonus, responded well to treatment with low doses of opioids. The pathophysiology of the syndrome and the mechanism of opioids' therapeutic action are discussed.

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