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We evaluated the effect of kidney transplantation on periodic limb movements in a group of patients with end-stage renal disease. <i>Methods:<\/i> Eighteen patients (aged 27\u201365) who were receiving dialysis and were candidates for living donor or deceased donor kidney transplantation (n = 12) or were predialysis with a suitable living donor arranged (n = 6) were recruited from the transplant clinic. Attended overnight polysomnography was performed before and after kidney transplantation. Patients were divided based on a periodic limb movement index >15 events\/h during sleep. <i>Results:<\/i> Kidney transplantation was associated with a significant reduction in periodic limb movement index in all patients (8 (0\u2013110) events\/h vs. 2 (0\u201380) events\/h) and this reduction was greatest in 7 patients with a periodic limb movement index >15 events\/h (40 (24\u2013110) events\/h to 14 (1\u201380) events\/h, p < 0.005). <i>Conclusion:<\/i> Successful kidney transplantation improves periodic limb movements in patients with end-stage renal disease. This may improve sleep quality and sleep-related quality of life in kidney transplant recipients, which should have a beneficial impact on clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1159\/000145456","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,7,25]],"date-time":"2008-07-25T11:53:26Z","timestamp":1216986806000},"page":"c133-c139","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Improvement of Periodic Limb Movements following Kidney Transplantation"],"prefix":"10.1159","volume":"109","author":[{"given":"Jaime M.","family":"Beecroft","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeffery","family":"Zaltzman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G.V. 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