Plasma copeptin levels in patients with restless legs syndrome

TUAC S. T., OZBEN S., BITNEL M. K., KOKSAL A., KUCUKSAYAN E., HANIKOGLU A., ...More

ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, vol.137, no.3, pp.316-320, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 137 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ane.12866
  • Journal Name: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.316-320
  • Keywords: antidiuretic hormone, copeptin, restless legs, Willis-Ekbom disease, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, PROGNOSTIC MARKER, ISCHEMIC-STROKE, BIOMARKER, DISEASE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Copeptin, the C-terminal fragment of antidiuretic hormone, is a new biomarker that has been found to be elevated in several disorders and could be related with prognosis. This study aimed to compare plasma copeptin levels in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) with healthy individuals and to investigate whether plasma copeptin levels were associated with the severity of disease.