Leg kicking and rubbing as a highly suggestive sign of pediatric restless legs syndrome

Sleep Med. 2015 Dec;16(12):1576-7. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.07.016. Epub 2015 Aug 7.

Authors

Oliviero Bruni¹, Marco Angriman², Anna Luchetti³, Raffaele Ferri⁴

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Sleep Center, Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: oliviero.bruni@uniroma1.it.
² Child Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Italy.
³ Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Sleep Research Centre, Department of Neurology I.C., Oasi Institute (IRCCS), Troina, Italy.

PMID: 26459674
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.07.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amines / therapeutic use
Analgesics / therapeutic use
Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / therapeutic use
Female
Gabapentin
Humans
Infant
Restless Legs Syndrome / diagnosis*
Restless Legs Syndrome / drug therapy
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / therapeutic use

Substances

Amines
Analgesics
Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Gabapentin