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RLS-symptoms (the urge to move the legs) were measured using the numerating rating scale (NRS) once per day in the evening. After initiation of intravenous (i.v.) morphine (day 5) NRS-scores dropped. Scores remained low after switching morphine to oral administration, after rotation to transdermal (d.) fentanyl, and after continuing intravenous morphine when the patient was re-admitted to the hospital.
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Unintendedly, the patient also reported almost complete symptom relief regarding her RLS (Figure 1), which had not occurred for her in years.