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Síndrome das pernas inquietas

Last reviewed: 24 Sep 2025
Last updated: 10 Sep 2025

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • desejo de movimentar as pernas
  • disestesias
  • sintomas no final do dia ou noturnos
  • fatores de alívio (movimento, alongamento, massagem)
  • localização nos membros inferiores, menos comumente nos membros superiores e tronco
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Other diagnostic factors

  • uso de bebidas alcoólicas
  • consumo de cafeína
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Risk factors

  • afecções associadas à deficiência de ferro
  • gestação
  • história familiar de SPI
  • uso de determinados medicamentos
  • sexo feminino
  • envelhecimento
  • obesidade
  • diabetes mellitus
  • Doença de Parkinson
  • esclerose múltipla
  • neuropatia periférica
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • diagnóstico clínico
  • perfil de ferro
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Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

SPI intermitente: não gestante

SPI intermitente: gestante

SPI persistente crônica: não gestante

SPI persistente crônica: gestante

ONGOING

SPI refratária: não gestante

SPI refratária: gestante

Contributors

Authors

Nitun Verma, MD, MBA

Sleep Physician

AC Wellness

Cupertino

CA

Disclosures

NV declares that he has no competing interests.

Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD, RPSGT

Acting Medical Director

Stanford Sleep Medicine Center

Director

Stanford Center for Human Sleep Research

Associate Professor

Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford Sleep Medicine Center

Redwood City

CA

Disclosures

CAK is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Peer reviewers

Magdolna Hornyak, MD

Associate Professor

Interdisciplinary Pain Center and Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

University Medical Center Freiburg

Freiburg

Germany

Раскрытие информации

MH declares that she has no competing interests.

K Ray Chaudhuri, MD, FRCP, DSc, FEAN

Professor of Movement Disorders and Neuroscience and Clinical Director

Parkinson Foundation International Centre of Excellence

King's College Hospital and King's College

Campus Research Director and Assistant Medical Director

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London

UK

Раскрытие информации

KRC declares that he has no competing interests.

Brian Koo, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Yale University

New Haven

CT

Раскрытие информации

BK declares that he has no competing interests.

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Основные статьи

Winkelman JW, Armstrong MJ, Allen RP, et al. Practice guideline summary: treatment of restless legs syndrome in adults - report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2016 Dec 13;87(24):2585-93.Полный текст  Аннотация

American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The AASM international classification of sleep disorders - third edition, text revision (ICSD-3-TR). Jun 2023​ [internet publication].Полный текст

Silber MH, Buchfuhrer MJ, Earley CJ, et al. The management of restless legs syndrome: an updated algorithm. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Jul;96(7):1921-37.Полный текст  Аннотация

Winkelman JW, Berkowski JA, DelRosso LM, et al. Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Jan 1;21(1):137-52.Полный текст  Аннотация

Allen RP, Picchietti DL, Auerbach M, et al. Evidence-based and consensus clinical practice guidelines for the iron treatment of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease in adults and children: an IRLSSG task force report. Sleep Med. 2018 Jan;41:27-44.Полный текст  Аннотация

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    • Transtorno do movimento periódico dos membros (TMPM)
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  • Guidelines

    • Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline
    • International classification of sleep disorders, 3rd edition, text revision (ICSD-3-TR)
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