Dopaminergic Therapy for Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease

Sleep Medicine Clinics
Rochelle S Zak, Arthur S Walters

Abstract

Dopaminergic therapies have been a mainstay of restless legs treatment and are endorsed as first-line therapies by multiple professional societies. This article summarizes the differences and similarities among the dopamine agonists with attention to pharmacology, efficacy, side effects, and dosing.

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