Acute exacerbation of restless legs due to cervical spinal cord ischaemia

Rachel Theodora Zwartbol; Korne Jellema; Jelis Boiten; Roselyne Rijsman

doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-007930

Acute exacerbation of restless legs due to cervical spinal cord ischaemia

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jan 22:2013:bcr2012007930. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007930.

Authors

Rachel Theodora Zwartbol¹, Korne Jellema, Jelis Boiten, Roselyne Rijsman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, MC Haaglanden, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Abstract

We present a 60-year-old male patient with an acute exacerbation of restless legs due to cervical spinal cord ischaemia. This case supports the hypothesis that interruption of spinal cord pathways are part of the aetiology of restless legs syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Cervical Vertebrae*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Restless Legs Syndrome / diagnosis
Restless Legs Syndrome / etiology*
Spinal Cord Ischemia / complications*