What Is Restless Leg Syndrome?
7. Who’s At Risk?
Women are more likely to develop restless leg syndrome than men are. It is also more likely to develop in people as they get older, but it can happen in people at any age. It is also more likely to occur in people that have certain other medical conditions, one of which is iron deficiency.
Patients that have suffered damage to their spinal cord are also more likely to develop restless leg syndrome, as are people who have had an anesthetic administered to the spinal cord. Kidney failure is another factor, as is peripheral neuropathy, which is damage to the nerves in the patient’s extremities.
