Restless legs syndrome as the presenting symptom of multiple myeloma

Debora Aricò; Alberto Raggi; Maddalena Siragusa; Marco Zucconi; Raffaele Ferri

doi:10.5664/jcsm.2596

Restless legs syndrome as the presenting symptom of multiple myeloma

Debora Aricò, Alberto Raggi, Maddalena Siragusa, Marco Zucconi, Raffaele Ferri

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Abstract

We report a patient affected by restless legs syndrome as the presenting symptom of multiple myeloma, a hematologic malignancy characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow and monoclonal immunoglobulin in the blood and/or urine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	383-385
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.2596
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Keywords

Iron deficiency
Multiple myeloma
Periodic leg movements during sleep
Pruritus
Secondary restless legs syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Neurology

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Aricò, D., Raggi, A., Siragusa, M., Zucconi, M., & Ferri, R. (2013). Restless legs syndrome as the presenting symptom of multiple myeloma. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 9(4), 383-385. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.2596

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