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. 2018 Jul 9;57(1):3–8. doi: 10.5152/npa.2017.20562

Table 3.

RLS Characteristics of Groups

Behçet’s disease Multiple sclerosis Control
Exacerbating symptoms;
Stress 11 22 6
Fatigue 8 10 7
Standing 3 3 5
Remission in symptoms 13 19 10
Persistence of symptoms 2 3 -
Alleviating symptoms;
Movement 14 20 10
Stretching 5 5 1
Warm water 4 2 4
Massage 4 3 3
Rubbing 1 1 -
Swinging 1 1 -
Sleep 1 1 -
Involuntary leg movements during sleep 6 11 0
Onset of sleep;
5–15 min 4 4 2
15–30 min 2 3 1
>30 min 9 12 3
without any problem 0 3 4
Involvement pattern;
Arm, symmetrical 4 4
Arm, asymmetrical 1 1 2–6
Leg, symmetrical 7 20 4
Leg, asymmetrical 4 2
Severity score 20.7±5.19 (median: 20) 22.18±6.38 (median: 23) 19.8±6.97 (median: 16.5)

RLS, restless legs syndrome.