Brain link with restless legs

Researchers have found that people with restless legs syndrome – a disorder that causes a powerful urge to move the legs, particularly at night – have reduced function in an area of the brain important for controlling movement. Preliminary results from a new study at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) suggest that people with this disorder have up to 80 per cent less function in this brain region compared with healthy people.

A/Prof Kay Double, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia

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