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Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology

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Allen, Richard P, Picchietti, Daniel, Hening, Wayne A, Trenkwalder, Claudia, Walters, Arthur S, Montplaisi, Jacques·2003·Sleep Medicine
DOI 10.1016/s1389-9457(03)00010-8
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Background Restless legs syndrome is a common yet frequently undiagnosed sensorimotor disorder. In 1995, the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group developed standardized criteria for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome. Since that time, additional scientific scrutiny and clinical experience have led to a better understanding of the condition. Modification of the criteria is now necessary to better reflect that increased body of knowledge, as well as to clarify slight confusion with the wording of the original criteria. Setting The restless legs syndrome diagnostic criteria and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health. Participants Members of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group and authorities on epidemiology and the design of questionnaires and scales. Objective To modify the current criteria for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome, to develop new criteria for the diagnosis of restless legs syndrome in the cognitively impaired elderly and in children, to create standardized criteria for the identification of augmentation, and to establish consistent questions for use in epidemiology studies. Results The essential diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome were developed and approved by workshop participants and the executive committee of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Criteria were also developed and approved for the additional aforementioned groups.

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Authors
Allen, R. P., Picchietti, D., Hening, W. A., Trenkwalder, C., Walters, A. S., & Montplaisi, J.
Affiliations
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • University of Göttingen (DE)
  • John F. Kennedy Medical Center (US)
  • Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (CA)
Corresponding author
Allen, Richard P
ORCID
Venue
Sleep Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-03
Volume
4
Issue
2
Pages
101-119
ISSN
1389-9457 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s1389-9457(03)00010-8
OpenAlex
W2091605545
Cited by
2,900
References
127
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 53 · 2023: 57 · 2022: 84 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 96 · 2019: 108 · 2018: 124 · 2017: 133 · 2016: 142 · 2015: 194 · 2014: 171 · 2013: 205 · 2012: 201
FWCI
66.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • GRO (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Restless Legs Syndrome Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Keywords
restless legs syndrome, diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, augmentation, children, questionnaire development, sensorimotor deficits
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Humans, Restless Legs Syndrome, Severity of Illness Index

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