Iron metabolism and the risk of Restless Legs Syndrome in an elderly general population - The MEMO-Study
Journal of NeurologyPublished 1 September 2002
Klaus Berger, Arnold von Eckardstein, Claudia Trenkwalder, A. Rothdach, Ralf Junker, Stephan K. Weiland
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No evidence was found that iron or ferritin deficiency are a major cause of RLS in this population study in an elderly general population in southern Germany, and the hypothesis that changes in the complex regulation of iron metabolism contribute to the occurence ofRLS is supported.
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No evidence was found that iron or ferritin deficiency are a major cause of RLS in this population study. The results support the hypothesis that changes in the complex regulation of iron metabolism contribute to the occurence of RLS.
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