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| ISSN |
2220-3206 (online) |
| Open Access |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Psychiatry |
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Case Report |
| Article Title |
Diagnostic challenges in restless abdomen syndrome: A case report
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Li-Shan Ren, Zheng-He Yu, Hong-Jing Mao and Wen-Juan Liu |
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| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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Grant Number |
| the Hangzhou Special Project for Biomedical and Health Industry |
No. 2024WJC034 and No. 2023WJC189 |
| Major projects of Hangzhou Municipal Health Commission |
No. Z20250275 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Wen-Juan Liu, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Sleep Medicine, Affiliated Mental Health Center and Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 305 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang Province, China. juan_2001juan@163.com |
| Key Words |
Restless abdomen syndrome; Restless legs syndrome; Comorbidity of anxiety and insomnia; Dopaminergic therapy; Case report |
| Core Tip |
Restless abdomen syndrome is an under-recognized variant of restless legs syndrome characterized by abdominal discomfort worsening at rest. This report describes a patient previously misdiagnosed with anxiety-induced insomnia. A novel finding was isolated hypotransferrinemia despite normal ferritin, suggesting a specific deficit in blood-brain barrier iron transport. The patient achieved complete remission with the dopamine agonist pramipexole. This report underscores the diagnostic value of the circadian symptom pattern and suggests that transferrin levels may offer mechanistic insights into restless legs syndrome variants, alerting clinicians to avoid misdiagnosing this treatable condition as a psychiatric disorder. |
| Publish Date |
2026-05-28 08:52 |
| Citation |
Ren LS, Yu ZH, Mao HJ, Liu WJ. Diagnostic challenges in restless abdomen syndrome: A case report. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(6): 116253 |
| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i6/116253.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i6.116253 |
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