Navigating Life with Restless Legs Syndrome

Andrew Spector, MD, FAASM, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Duke University School of Medicine. Along with his clinical practice in sleep medicine, he serves as the Program Director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship and Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity, and Empowerment. He earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan and completed residency training in Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. He practiced general neurology for two years before his sleep medicine fellowship training at Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts.

• About the Brain & Life® Books SeriesDedicationPreface Chapter 1: What Is RLS?Chapter 2: Why Me?Chapter 3: What Causes RLS?Chapter 4: Consequences of RLSChapter 5: Iron TherapyChapter 6: Treating RLS Without Prescription DrugsChapter 7: Dopamine Agonists for RLSChapter 8: Gabapentinoids for RLSChapter 9: Opioids for RLSChapter 10: Benzodiazepines for RLSChapter 11: Additional Medications for RLSChapter 12: RLS in PregnancyChapter 13: RLS with Other IllnessesChapter 14: Periodic Limb Movements of SleepChapter 15: RLS in Vulnerable PopulationsChapter 16: Informaton for Loved Ones and CaregiversChapter 17: Unanswered Questions and What's Next in the World of RLS About Brain and Life® and the American Academy of NeurologyIndex