Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom and restless legs syndrome

Hélio A G Teive; Renato P Munhoz; Egberto Reis Barbosa

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.07.011

Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom and restless legs syndrome

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 May;15(4):254-7. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.07.011. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

Authors

Hélio A G Teive¹, Renato P Munhoz, Egberto Reis Barbosa

Affiliation

¹ Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Rua General Carneiro 1103/102, Centro, Curitiba, Paraná 80060-150, Brazil. hagteive@mps.com.br

PMID: 18829374
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.07.011

Abstract

The authors provide an historical review of restless legs syndrome, emphasizing the contribution of Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom, the Swedish neurologist who made the first detailed clinical description of this disease.

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article
Portrait
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
History, 20th Century
Humans
Journalism, Medical / history
Male
Neurology / history*
Restless Legs Syndrome / history*
Restless Legs Syndrome / therapy
Sweden

Personal name as subject

Karl-Axel Ekbom