CSF and serum ferritin levels in narcolepsy type 1 comorbid with restless legs syndrome

Abstract

The absence of CSF ferritin deficiency in NT1 with comorbid RLS or PLMS indicates normal brain iron levels in that condition. This result suggests that the frequent association between RLS, PLMS, and NT1 is not based on alterations in brain iron metabolism, a pathophysiological mechanism involved in primary RLS.