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dc.contributor.authorButler, J V
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-24T08:24:16Z
dc.date.available2018-08-24T08:24:16Z
dc.date.issued2002-10-01
dc.identifier.citationButler, J V (2002). Nocturnal leg cramps in older people. Postgraduate Medical Journal 78 (924), 596-598
dc.identifier.issn0032-5473
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10379/8926
dc.description.abstractNocturnal leg cramps are common in older people. Such cramps are associated with many common diseases and medications. Physiological methods may be useful for preventing cramps in some people, but there have been no controlled trials of these approaches. Quinine is moderately effective in preventing nocturnal leg cramps. However, there are concerns about the risk/benefit ratio with this drug. In patients with severe symptoms, a trial of 4-6 weeks' treatment with quinine is probably still justified, but the efficacy of treatment should be monitored, for example using a sleep and cramp diary.
dc.publisherBMJ
dc.relation.ispartofPostgraduate Medical Journal
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subjectcontrolled trial
dc.subjectmuscle cramps
dc.subjectquinine
dc.subjectmetaanalysis
dc.titleNocturnal leg cramps in older people
dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/pmj.78.924.596
dc.local.publishedsourcehttp://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradmedj/78/924/596.full.pdf
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