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although the following article was written in 1998, i find it throws more light on the subject than most other sources. hope it helps... http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/forum_2/TouretteSyndromeF/1.8.0010.16AMRestlessLegS.html for anyone curious, dr. melvyn werbach's credentials can be found here: http://www.healthy.net/bios/werbach/CV.htm ariela ------------- > *Links to original source may be found on www.youngparkinsons.com > Condition deprives millions of rest > > By KORKY VANN, Special to The Hartford Courant > February 17, 2003 > > They roam the night, desperate for relief from a condition no one really > understands. > > Neither vampires nor insomniacs, these driven individuals - and there > are millions, many of them elderly - suffer from restless legs syndrome, > a debilitating nocturnal neurological disorder that compels those > afflicted to leave their beds and pace until the symptoms subside. > > The primary manifestations of the condition are jerking or twitching > movements, usually in the legs, that most often occur when asleep, > sitting still or resting. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn