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Ekbom Support Group

 

Ekbom Syndrome (Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)) is characterised

by an unpleasant sensation deep in the legs.  This is associated

with an irresistible urge to move the legs. The movement leads

to temporary relief from the symptoms which very soon start again.

Suppression of the desire to move the legs is almost impossible. 

 

 

The Ekbom Support Group was formed in the United Kingdom in

1988 by Mrs. Eileen Gill and now has members in many parts of

the world.  The aim of the group is to make the condition more

widely known to the medical profession and the families of

sufferers.

 

 

Members receive a bi-annual newsletter.

 

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"Wherefore to some, when being abed they betake themselves

to sleep, presently in the Arms and Legs, leaping and Contractions

of the tendons, and so great a Restlessness and Tossing of their

members ensue, that the diseased are no more able to sleep,

than if they were in a Place of greatest torture""

Thomas Willis

 

"The syndrome is so common and causes such suffering that it

should be known to every physician" 

Dr K A Ekbom

 

The URLs given for Thomas Willis and Karl Axel Ekbom are to biographies at
whonamedit.com

 

 

 

 

 

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7/7/08  draft constitution page added and suitable changes made to news and welcome pages.

8/7/08 agenda and letter of invitatation to meeting pages and a few files added.

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