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Restless Legs Syndrome in Children and Adults

saisree kondala

it is a chronic neurological disorder getting sensational urge to move legs during sleep or when a person is at rest, it can manifest at any age but frequency increases when person get aged. Some time there may be painful sensation in legs with diurnal variations and resolve with, pathophysiology is not entirely known with genetic component with dopaminergic and brain iron deregulations play a major role. Treatment comprises non pharmacological i.e. life style changes and pharmacological roles like dopaminergic medications, opioids. . Here providing clinical view about RLS with diagnostic criteria, diagnosis, treatment and their complication