• MEIS1 and BTBD9: Genetic association with restless leg syndrome in end stage renal disease 

      Schormair, B.; Plag, J.; Kaffe, M.; Groß, N.; Czamara, D.; Samtleben, W.; Lichtner, P.; Ströhle, A.; Stefanidis, I.; Vainas, A.; Dardiotis, E.; Sakkas, G. K.; Gieger, C.; Müller-Myhsok, B.; Meitinger, T.; Heemann, U.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Oexle, K.; Winkelmann, J. (2011)
      Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sleep related movement disorder that occurs both in an idiopathic form and in symptomatic varieties. RLS is a frequent and distressing comorbidity in end stage renal disease ...
    • Restless legs syndrome does not affect 3-year mortality in hemodialysis patients 

      Stefanidis, I.; Vainas, A.; Giannaki, C. D.; Dardiotis, E.; Spanoulis, A.; Sounidaki, M.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Liakopoulos, V.; Karatzaferi, C.; Sakkas, G. K.; Zintzaras, E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2015)
      Objective: Uremic restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been related to an enhanced mortality of hemodialysis (HD) patients. In the general population studies of this association have yielded inconsistent results. The aim of ...
    • Restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients: an epidemiologic survey in Greece 

      Stefanidis, I.; Vainas, A.; Dardiotis, E.; Giannaki, C. D.; Gourli, P.; Papadopoulou, D.; Vakianis, P.; Patsidis, E.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Liakopoulos, V.; Pournaras, S.; Sakkas, G. K.; Zintzaras, E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2013)
      Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder characterized by an uncontrolled need to move extremities accompanied by unpleasant sensations, which frequently leads to sleep disturbances. In hemodialysis ...