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The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Diagnostic Criteria
The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Diagnostic Criteria
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The instrument is freely available here: http://irlssg.org/diagnostic-criteria/
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| Classification |
Supplemental for Parkinson's Disease (PD)
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| Short Description of Instrument |
The essential diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome were developed and approved by the executive committee of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Patients are diagnosed with definite RLS if all four essential criteria as described by the IRLSSG are fulfilled in the past year.
The IRLSSG Criteria is internationally accepted and widely used.
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| References |
Walters AS. Toward A Better Definition of the Restless Legs Syndrome. Movement Disorders 1995; 10:634-642).
Allen RP, Picchietti D, Hening WA, Trenkwalder C, Walters AS, Montplaisi J. Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology. A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health. Sleep Med 2003; 4:101-119.
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