Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

Thank you to everyone that participated in the Give to the Max Day event. We exceeded our goal by $834! Individual Gifts = $10,834 Matching Gifts  = $10,000 Total Raised =     $20,834 Give to the Max Day 2013 is the best day to make the most of your charitable giving. From midnight to 11:59 p.m. on November 14th, every...

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Results from the “Patient Odyssey” SurveyOVERVIEWThe “Patient Odyssey” survey, conducted by the Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED) Foundation and sponsored by XenoPort, Inc., provides important new insights regarding the management of RLS/WED. The survey was designed to measure how RLS/WED impacts daily living, both from the perspective of patients as well as spouses/partners, including treatment considerations, emotional well-being, relationships and...

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-- Survey Reveals Significant Long-Term Challenges in RLS/WED Management -- Rochester, MN — Santa Clara, CA — November 13, 2013 —The Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED) Foundation and XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq: XNPT) announced today the preliminary results from the “Patient Odyssey” survey, which reveal the challenges experienced by patients with Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease (RLS/WED). The survey kicked off during...

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Donna's Story I've suffered from WED/RLS my entire life - since I was a child. I was always being told to sit still, which of course I couldn't do. I'm 63 years old now, but when I was about 50 I finally couldn't take it anymore and my general practitioner referred me to a neurologist for treatment. I...

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