Retrospective Study
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World J Methodol. Mar 20, 2025; 15(1): 97171
Published online Mar 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i1.97171
Restless head syndrome: A retrospective study
Sanjay Prakash, Varoon Vadodaria, Niraj Chawda, Chetsi S Shah, Anurag Prakash
Sanjay Prakash, Varoon Vadodaria, Chetsi S Shah, Department of Neurology, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara 391760, Gujarāt, India
Niraj Chawda, Department of Medicine, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara 391760, Gujarāt, India
Anurag Prakash, Department of Medicine, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Parul University Waghodia, Vadodara 391760, India
Author contributions: Prakash S and Vadodaria V were involved in the conceptualization of the project, literature review, statistical analysis, and writing the original draft; Chawda N, Shah C, and Prakash A were involved in the literature review, analysis and interpretation of data, and revising the manuscript for intellectual content; all authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The Institutional Ethics Committee approved the study (SVIEC/ON/MEDI/RP/MARCH/24135).
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all patients to publish this observation.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare no conflict of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Anonymized data not presented herein is available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author on rational request by any qualified researcher.
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Corresponding author: Sanjay Prakash, DM, Professor, Department of Neurology, Smt. B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara 391760, Gujarāt, India. drprakashs@yahoo.co.in
Received: May 24, 2024
Revised: July 7, 2024
Accepted: July 15, 2024
Published online: March 20, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Restless head syndrome is an evolving concept. If restless legs syndrome (RLS)-like symptoms are experienced in the head, they may be misinterpreted as headache, dizziness, or psychosomatic symptoms. We suggest that headaches in a subgroup of RLS patients might be part of the RLS spectrum. Such patients may respond to dopaminergic medications.