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RESULTS: The number of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with an index greater than five was higher than controls (19 (53%) versus 4 (11%); p&lt;0.0001), and the mean index was higher (23.55\u00b140.07 versus 3.28\u00b18.96; p=0.0009). Earlier mortality was more common in patients with more than five periodic limb movements per hour of sleep than patients with less than five periodic limb movements per hour of sleep (7\/19 (37%) versus 1\/16 (6%); p=0.04) in this group of patients that had a mean survival of 33 months. CONCLUSIONS: There were more periodic limb movements of sleep in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients than in the control population. 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