Pediatric Restless Sleep Disorder.

Maria P Mogavero, Lourdes M DelRosso, Oliviero Bruni, Raffaele Ferri

Journal: Sleep medicine clinics 2025;20(2):251-258

PMID: 40348537

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Abstract

Pediatric Restless Sleep Disorder (RSD) is emerging as a distinct entity in sleep medicine, characterized by restless and disruptive sleep patterns in children and adolescents. RSD presents unique challenges in diagnosis and management due to its distinct features not fitting into existing diagnostic criteria for other sleep disorders like Restless Legs Syndrome or Periodic Limb Movement Disorder. This article will present the current knowledge on pediatric RSD, with emphasis on its recognition and treatment.

Address: University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA 93721, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Sleep Disorders Center, Milan, Italy.; Sapienza University of Rome, Developmental and Social Psychology, Rome, Italy.; Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Sleep Research Center, Troina, Italy.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2025.02.006

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MeSH Terms: Humans, Child, Restless Legs Syndrome, Adolescent, Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic