The most authoritative and comprehensive guide on RLS to date, this expertly written source examines the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of a condition affecting nearly 10% of the population. Ranging from basic science to therapeutics, Restless Legs Syndrome analyzes the many new and emerging medications impacting the management of this disorder and strives to address the explosion of research in the field.

Movement disorders are a complex group of disorders spanning all aspects of neurological illnesses and range from conditions characterized by too little movement (hypokinesis) to those where movement is excessive (hyperkinesis). The classic example would be Parkinson s disease, while other movement-related problems, such as tremor, chorea, dystonia, myoclonus, hemiballism and tics, occur in a range of inherited, drug-induced and sporadic disorders. Genetics plays an important part in the genesis of several conditions characterized by various movement disorders, such as Huntington s disease,...