The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends medications for RLS or PLMD only for persons who fit strict diagnostic criteria, and who experience excessive daytime sleepiness as a result of these conditions. (Excessive daytime sleepiness results from nighttime sleeplessness due to RLS or PLMD symptoms).
More research and physician training is needed to better diagnose and treat RLS with medications in children and adolescents. Little is known about the best way to treat RLS in...
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Restless Legs Syndrome
The first description of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) was provided in 1685 by Sir Thomas Willis. The current name for this sleep and movement... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Restless Legs Syndrome
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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