ea0056p620 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2018
Suwala Szymon
, Rzeszuto Jakub
, Junik Roman
Introduction: Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, is a common condition of the nervous system. It causes an overwhelming, irresistible urge to move the legs, mainly in the evening and night hours. It occurs in 7.210.0% of the population of western countries. Etiopathogenesis of RLS is not fully understood, but there is a hypothesis than an important role may play the imbalance between thyroid function and the dopaminergic system. The main ai...