Table 1
Patients with Restlessness Initially Occurring in Body Parts Other than the Legs
| Author | Year | No./Age (Y)/Sex | Initially Involved Body Parts | Family History of RLS | Subsequent Emergence of RLS/* Follow-up Period of Restlessness | Periodic Limb Movement During Sleep | Laboratory Test Results | Comorbid Diseases | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom et al8 | 2003 | 1/78/M | Arms | Negative | Yes/2 years | Yes | Unremarkable | Coronary artery disease, coronary bypass surgery, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hiatal hernia, and pulmonary tuberculosis | Partial improvement with clonazepam and gabapentin. Marked improvement with ropinirole |
| Horvath et al5 | 2008 | 2/39/M | Arms | Not described | Yes/several years | Not examined | Unremarkable except for an increased IgE level | Hay fever, asthma, coronary bypass surgery | Pramipexole 0.5–1.5 mg |
| Umehara et al9 | 2010 | 3/55/M | Chest and back | Negative | Yes/2 or 3 days | Not examined | Not described | Unremarkable | Clonazepam 0.5 mg |
| Pérez-Díaz et al6 | 2011 | 4/62/M | Abdomen | Negative | No/19 years | Yes | Unremarkable | Unremarkable | Pramipexole 0.18–0.65 mg |
| 5/62/M | Abdomen | Negative | No/6 years | Yes | Low ferritin level | Iron deficiency anemia due to Barrett esophagus | Pramipexole 0.18 –0.70 mg, oral iron, pregabalin 150 mg | ||
| 6/62/F | Abdomen | Negative | Yes/1.5 years | Yes | Unremarkable | Anemia related to interferon and ribavirin therapy for hepatitis C infection | Pramipexole 0.18–0.36 mg | ||
| Present case | 2013 | 7/82/M | Lower back | Negative | No/1 year and 3 months | Not examined | Unremarkable except for mild renal dysfunction | PD | Ropinirole 0.25–0.5 mg in conjunction with levodopa 200 mg |