ABSTRACT
Concerning specific sleep disorders, RLS related to pregnancy was probably the first of the secondary RLS forms to be described. Mussio-Fournier and Rawak (13) first reported this new and strange association because of the presence of ‘‘pruritus, urticaria, and paresthesias’’ of the lower limbs appearing during rest in three subjects of the same family: a member of that family referred to a characteristic aggravation of RLS symptoms during pregnancy. Since then, higher rates of RLS during pregnancy have been well-documented.
