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.