Restless legs syndrome (RLS)/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is characterized by an urge to move the legs, usually associated with limb discomfort. The symptoms occur at rest, are relieved by movement, and are worst in the evening and at night.
Karl-Axel Ekbom (1907-1977) Swedish neurologist. Eponym: Willis-Ekbom syndrome (Restless leg syndrome); Ekbom Syndrome II (Delusion of parasitosis)
Nikolay Sergeevich Korotkov (Николай Сергеевич Коротков) (1874 – 1920) was a Russian surgeon.
Scipione Riva-Rocci (1863-1937) was an Italian physician and paediatrician. Riva-Rocci introduced the upper arm cuff to measure systolic blood pressure
Stress Induced Hyperglycaemia (SIH) is transient hyperglycaemia associated with acute illness
resolves with resolution of the underlying critical illness
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