Research Article
Abnormal Circadian Modification of Aδ-Fiber Pathway Excitability in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome
| | Foot | Night vs day | Hand | Night vs day | Night | Day | Night | Day |
| N1 latency (ms) | RLS | 149.5 ± 32.8 | 165.2 ± 34.2 | U test: 37.5
| 151.7 ± 36.6 | 155.7 ± 31.8 | U test: 54
| CTR | 172.4 ± 30.0 | 174.1 ± 30.0 | U test: 51
| 143.6 ± 24 | 152.3 ± 33.2 | U test: 46
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| | RLS vs. CTR | U test: 29
| U test: 45
| | U test: 67.5
| U test: 71
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| N1 amplitude (μV) | RLS | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 2.7 ± 2.4 | U test: 73.5
| 3.8 ± 2.6 | 3.6 ± 2 | U test: 54
| CTR | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 4.8 ± 2.0 | U test: 31.5
| 4.5 ± 2.7 | 5.2 ± 1.5 | U test: 43
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| | RLS vs. CTR | U test: 41
| U test: 21
| | U test: 48
| U test: 34
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| N2 latency (ms) | RLS | 226.7 ± 46.8 | 238.9 ± 54.4 | U test: 50
| 218.8 ± 54.4 | 234.2 ± 56.4 | U test: 59
| CTR | 236.8 ± 26.0 | 223.2 ± 33.1 | U test: 62
| 201.8 ± 31.2 | 197.5 ± 36.5 | U test: 67
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| | RLS vs. CTR | U test: 57
| U test: 66
| | U test: 78
| U test: 86
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| P2 latency (ms) | RLS | 396.6 ± 83.4 | 372.7 ± 60.9 | U test: 79
| 351.8 ± 60.4 | 365.8 ± 72.6 | U test: 84
| CTR | 364.8 ± 29.9 | 353.2 ± 31.0 | U Test: 71.5
| 318.8 ± 37.9 | 322.4 ± 41.7 | U Test:56.5
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| | RLS vs. CTR | U test: 79
| U test: 75.5
| | U test: 84
| U test: 83
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| N2-P2 amplitude (μV) | RLS | 13.6 ± 5.2 | 11.5 ± 4.0 | U Test: 74.5
| 10.7 ± 5.1 | 11.1 ± 4.7 | U test: 60
| CRL | 12.4 ± 7.1 | 15 ± 9.0 | U test: 49
| 14.1 ± 8.6 | 16.9 ± 11.1 | U test: 52
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| | RLS vs. CTR | U test: 74
| U test: 50
| | U test: 47
| U test: 39
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