Periodic Limb Movement Syndrome (PLMS) is a common condition that occurs during sleep. The movements are abnormal and in many cases are associated with brief awakenings from sleep causing poor quality sleep, sleepiness and significant impairment of functioning during the daytime.
The diagnosis of PLMS usually involves overnight testing in a sleep laboratory to monitor leg movements. In 2007, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) published a major revision of their guidelines for measuring sleep and associated events. However, there is little available evidence to support many of these guidelines and this is the case for PLMS.
This current project application focuses on methods for measuring PLMS. One of the methods is recommended by the AASM and the alternative is widely used in clinical practice. We expect our results to lead to improvements in diagnosis and treatment of this disorder and also inform the development of future standards.
Periodic Limb Movement Syndrome: A Comparison of Two Detection Methods
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