Educational objective: Restless legs syndrome is characterized | Uworld | Step 2ck

Educational objective: Restless legs syndrome is characterized by an urge to move the legs and is accompanied by dysesthesias that are worsened by inactivity and improved with movement Symptoms are worse in the evening/night Treatment includes iron supplementation for iron deficiency, conservative measures, and pharmacotherapy with dopamine agonists (eg, pramipexole) or alpha-2-delta calcium channel ligands (eg, gabapentin).