Nattlige leggkramper
Sist oppdatert: Sist revidert:
Sist revidert av:Terje Johannessen
Definisjon:
Leggkramper, ofte om natta, av ukjent årsak, men disponerende faktorer
Forekomst:
Ganske utbredt, ca. 1 av 5 har i perioder slike plager
Symptomer:
Plutselig innsettende, ofte sterkt smertefulle sammentrekninger i leggmuskulaturen, mest fremtredende om natta
Funn:
Ingen spesifikke kliniske funn
Diagnostikk:
Ingen spesifikke funn ved tilleggsundersøkelser
Behandling:
Tøyning og massasje under anfall. Mange typer forebyggende medikamentell behandling har vært foreslått, men ingen har en klart dokumentert effekt
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- Terje Johannessen, professor i allmennmedisin, Trondheim
Tidligere fagmedarbeidere
- Espen Dietrichs, professor og avdelingsoverlege, Universitetet i Oslo og Nevrologisk avdeling, Rikshospitalet, Oslo