TY - JOUR
T1 - Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in children and adolescents
T2 - Comorbidity with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
AU - Picchietti, D. L.
AU - Walters, A. S.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) are neurologic conditions that are increasingly being recognized as common, significant sleep disorders in adults. Recent work has documented the occurrence of RLS and PLMD in children and adolescents. The full symptomatology of RLS and PLMD in childhood remains to be defined; however, preliminary observations have supported an association with attention- deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this article, we review the evidence fur RLS and PLMD in children and adolescents, present three representative case histories, and propose a theoretic framework to help guide further work in this area.
AB - Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) are neurologic conditions that are increasingly being recognized as common, significant sleep disorders in adults. Recent work has documented the occurrence of RLS and PLMD in children and adolescents. The full symptomatology of RLS and PLMD in childhood remains to be defined; however, preliminary observations have supported an association with attention- deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this article, we review the evidence fur RLS and PLMD in children and adolescents, present three representative case histories, and propose a theoretic framework to help guide further work in this area.
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U2 - 10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30359-6
DO - 10.1016/s1056-4993(18)30359-6
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0030056533
SN - 1056-4993
VL - 5
SP - 729
EP - 740
JO - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
JF - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -