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In [[medicine]], '''nocturnal leg cramps''' are a [[sleep-wake transition disorder]].<ref>{{MeSH|Sleep-wake transition disorders}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''nocturnal leg cramps''' are a [[sleep-wake transition disorder]] which is a type of [[parasomia]].<ref>{{MeSH|Sleep-wake transition disorders}}</ref> | ||
Various medications may cause nocturnal leg cramps:<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1029 | pages = archinternmed.2011.1029 | last = Garrison | |||
| first = Scott R. | coauthors = Colin R. Dormuth, Richard L. Morrow, Greg A. Carney, Karim M. Khan | title = Nocturnal Leg Cramps and Prescription Use That Precedes Them: A Sequence Symmetry Analysis | journal = Arch Intern Med | accessdate = 2011-12-13 | date = 2011-12-12 | url = http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/archinternmed.2011.1029v1 }}</ref> | |||
* [[Diuretic]]s, especially potassium sparing | |||
* Long acting [[adrenergic beta-agonist]]s (LABAs) | |||
* [[Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor]]s (statins) | |||
==Treatment== | |||
[[Clinical practice guideline]]s direct treatment. [[Quinine]] should be avoided.<ref>{{Cite journal | [[Clinical practice guideline]]s direct treatment. [[Quinine]] should be avoided.<ref>{{Cite journal | ||
| doi = 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181d0ccca | | doi = 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181d0ccca | volume = 74 | issue = 8 | pages = 691-696 | last = Katzberg | first = Hans D. | coauthors = Ahmir H. Khan, Yuen T. So | ||
| volume = 74 | | title = Assessment: Symptomatic treatment for muscle cramps (an evidence-based review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology | journal = Neurology | accessdate = 2010-02-23 | date = 2010-02-23 |pmid=20177124 | url = http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/74/8/691 | ||
| issue = 8 | |||
| pages = 691-696 | |||
| last = Katzberg | |||
| first = Hans D. | |||
| coauthors = Ahmir H. Khan, Yuen T. So | |||
| title = Assessment: Symptomatic treatment for muscle cramps (an evidence-based review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology | |||
| journal = Neurology | |||
| accessdate = 2010-02-23 | |||
| date = 2010-02-23 | |||
|pmid=20177124 | |||
| url = http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/74/8/691 | |||
}}</ref> However, some patients probably benefit from quinine.<ref name="pmid15808032">{{cite journal| author=Woodfield R, Goodyear-Smith F, Arroll B| title=N-of-1 trials of quinine efficacy in skeletal muscle cramps of the leg. | journal=Br J Gen Pract | year= 2005 | volume= 55 | issue= 512 | pages= 181-5 | pmid=15808032 | }}</ref> However, some patients probably benefit from quinine.<ref name="pmid15808032">{{cite journal| author=Woodfield R, Goodyear-Smith F, Arroll B| title=N-of-1 trials of quinine efficacy in skeletal muscle cramps of the leg. | journal=Br J Gen Pract | year= 2005 | volume= 55 | issue= 512 | pages= 181-5 | pmid=15808032 | ||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=clinical.uthscsa.edu/cite&email=badgett@uthscdsa.edu&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15808032 | pmc=PMC1463087 }} < | | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=clinical.uthscsa.edu/cite&email=badgett@uthscdsa.edu&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15808032 | pmc=PMC1463087 }}</ref> | ||
Muscle stretching may help.<ref name="pmid22341378">{{cite journal| author=Hallegraeff JM, van der Schans CP, de Ruiter R, de Greef MH| title=Stretching before sleep reduces the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults: a randomised trial. | journal=J Physiother | year= 2012 | volume= 58 | issue= 1 | pages= 17-22 | pmid=22341378 | doi=10.1016/S1836-9553(12)70068-1 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22341378 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 9 April 2012
In medicine, nocturnal leg cramps are a sleep-wake transition disorder which is a type of parasomia.[1]
Various medications may cause nocturnal leg cramps:[2]
- Diuretics, especially potassium sparing
- Long acting adrenergic beta-agonists (LABAs)
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins)
Treatment
Clinical practice guidelines direct treatment. Quinine should be avoided.[3] However, some patients probably benefit from quinine.[4]
Muscle stretching may help.[5]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Sleep-wake transition disorders (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Garrison, Scott R.; Colin R. Dormuth, Richard L. Morrow, Greg A. Carney, Karim M. Khan (2011-12-12). "Nocturnal Leg Cramps and Prescription Use That Precedes Them: A Sequence Symmetry Analysis". Arch Intern Med: archinternmed.2011.1029. DOI:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1029. Retrieved on 2011-12-13. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Katzberg, Hans D.; Ahmir H. Khan, Yuen T. So (2010-02-23). "Assessment: Symptomatic treatment for muscle cramps (an evidence-based review): Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology". Neurology 74 (8): 691-696. DOI:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181d0ccca. PMID 20177124. Retrieved on 2010-02-23. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Woodfield R, Goodyear-Smith F, Arroll B (2005). "N-of-1 trials of quinine efficacy in skeletal muscle cramps of the leg.". Br J Gen Pract 55 (512): 181-5. PMID 15808032. PMC PMC1463087.
- ↑ Hallegraeff JM, van der Schans CP, de Ruiter R, de Greef MH (2012). "Stretching before sleep reduces the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults: a randomised trial.". J Physiother 58 (1): 17-22. DOI:10.1016/S1836-9553(12)70068-1. PMID 22341378. Research Blogging.