We were talking about this last week or so !!! Bruxism

medpagetoday.com/MeetingCov...

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Don't quite know what to make of this.

Clenching of the teeth at night. Well I do a lot of that. Could it be Bruxism? or could it be that I am stress out because of the pain, spasms, burning etc' symptoms of RLS and lack of sleep?

47% reported family history of headaches. Does that mean that 53% of families never get a headache?

"Although the IRLSSG criteria refer only to the legs". Incorrect statement. IRLS state "An urge to move, usually due to uncomfortable sensations that occur primarily in the legs".

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I think that the more open we are with the doctor about all of our symptoms,

the better they are understanding RLS and can look at the entire picture.

Ya gotta wonder after seeing such high numbers of those combinations if

they are going somewhere with those results.

I believe that if you get a certain amount of headaches over some period of time

that it's safe to say that you have chronic headaches and hopefully that's what

they meant. Almost half get such headaches...that's a pretty good indicator that

the syndrome includes more than just legs that can't sit still or are painful.

The other side of that coin is that being awake 24 hours or more is likely

to bring on some kind of headache. I know that I feel like crap when I can't

sleep and the next morning..sometimes it is a headache.

Bruxism- could be both stress or a part of the bigger picture of the syndrome

that nobody talks about or has reported. Usually the only doctor that would

know that I have Bruxism, if I did, would be the dentist. Now that there is

a network that your full records get shared, someone probably noticed and

said "Yep, it's showing up in the RLS patients..that could be a part of the

syndrome" Again, it's a pretty high number...

The majority of the patients that the doctor sees has RLS in the legs..it's the

best way to describe it..maybe later down the road they will have a new term

for it for those who suffer other restless areas of the body. It's hard to say.

I am not a specialist, nor am I a doctor but this is good stuff..I wonder if more

information will come forward after this article. Good job for finding it Sister!

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Without reading the results of the questionnaire itself I can't comment on the report, only on what was printed in the article by John Gever in Medpage today.

If he misquotes then it is an example of poor journalism. If the results of original study are published as John Gever reports the the study is unfit for publication. Ambiguous or imprecise statements cannot be used in a published medical paper. Either way, the results of what could be vital data regarding RLS have been devalued and are unlikely in that form to be given consideration by other members of the medical profession.

I suspect this is more likely a case of poor journalism. If the source reference is mis-spelled what else is wrong. "Dickoff D, et al "Restless limbs dyndrome (RLS), migraine and bruxism: A common clinical triad" ANA 2013; Abstract M1220" Note for Mr Gever "Syndrome" not "Dyndrome".

Also perhaps Mr Gever could provide a valid link as I cannot find no reference to such an article at the American Academy of Neurology.