Zak Rochelle, Fisher Barbara, Couvadelli Barbara Vera, Moss Nicole M, Walters Arthur S
Comprehensive Center for Sleep Disorders, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 2009 Jun;108(3):759-63. doi: 10.2466/PMS.108.3.759-763.
Several previous studies have shown that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is common in children with Restless Legs Syndrome and ADHD is more common in adults with this syndrome. This pilot study examined the prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in adults with ADHD, showing six of 30 adult ADHD participants (20%) had Restless Legs Syndrome. This estimate exceeds the prevalence (7.2%) for a previously published control group. These six adults had more severe ADHD symptomatology than those without Restless Legs Syndrome based on the overall Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale. Such results suggest that symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome may occur often in adults with ADHD and might worsen the symptoms of ADHD. Replication with a larger sample size is in order.
此前的多项研究表明，注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）在患有不宁腿综合征的儿童中很常见，且在患有该综合征的成年人中更常见。这项初步研究调查了患有ADHD的成年人中不宁腿综合征的患病率，结果显示，在30名成年ADHD参与者中有6人（20%）患有不宁腿综合征。这一估计超过了之前发表的一个对照组的患病率（7.2%）。根据康纳斯成人ADHD评定量表总体得分，这6名成年人的ADHD症状比没有不宁腿综合征的成年人更严重。这些结果表明，不宁腿综合征的症状可能在患有ADHD的成年人中经常出现，并且可能会加重ADHD的症状。需要用更大的样本量进行重复研究。
