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Restless legs syndrome, (also known as restless leg syndrome (RLS)and Willis–Ekbom disease(WED), is a neurological disorder, usually chronic, that causes an overwhelming urge to move one's legs. [2][10]There is often an unpleasant feeling in the legs that improves temporarily by moving them.[2]
Intermittent claudication, also known as vascular claudication, is a symptom that describes muscle pain on mild exertion (ache, cramp, numbness or sense of fatigue), [1] classically in the calf muscle, which occurs during exercise, such as walking, and is relieved by a short period of rest. It is classically associated with early-stage ...
Peripheral artery disease. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disorder that causes abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain. [ 5 ][ 15 ] PAD can happen in any blood vessel, but it is more common in the legs than the arms. [ 16 ]
Acute limb ischaemia (ALI) occurs when there is a sudden lack of blood flow to a limb, [ 1 ] within 14 days of symptoms onset. [ 2 ] It is different from another condition which is more chronic (more than 14 days) [ 3 ] called critical limb ischemia (CLD). CLD is the end stage of peripheral vascular disease where there is still some collateral ...
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an acquired autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system characterized by progressive weakness and impaired sensory function in the legs and arms. [ 1 ] The disorder is sometimes called chronic relapsing polyneuropathy (CRP) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating ...
Claudication. Claudication is a medical term usually referring to impairment in walking, or pain, discomfort, numbness, or tiredness in the legs that occurs during walking or standing and is relieved by rest. [ 1 ] The perceived level of pain from claudication can be mild to extremely severe. Claudication is most common in the calves but it can ...
Prognosis. Good-Excellent. Benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) is characterized by fasciculation (twitching) of voluntary muscles in the body. [1] The twitching can occur in any voluntary muscle group but is most common in the eyelids, arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. The tongue can also be affected.
Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), or ischemic heart disease (IHD), [13] is a type of heart disease involving the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart. [5] [6] [14] It is the most common of the cardiovascular diseases. [15]