COVID-19 and restless leg syndrome

[摘要] The deadly COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 200 million people and has killed more than4 million people worldwide. A number of neurological manifestations of COVID-19 infection havebeen described, though sleep related problems are less reported. We describe a case of restless legsyndrome related to COVID-19 infection, which improved after treatment with dopaminergic therapy.We discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms underlying sleep disturbances and RLS in apatient with COVID-19. The sleep related problems could be another important manifestation of thedeadly virus and need to be actively looked for.

[学科分类] 精神健康和精神病学

[关键词] Restless legs;COVID-19;sleep disorders;movement disorders