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Article: Mayo Clinic Finds Restless Legs Syndrome In Children Linked To Family History, Iron Deficiency.
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- December 29, 2004
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Byline: Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn., Dec. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Mayo Clinic study has for the first time established rates of restless legs syndrome in children, finding that almost 6 percent of children seen in Mayo's sleep clinic have the disease. The study, published in this month's issue of Annals of Neurology, also notes that the most common risk factors for the disease in kids are family history of restless legs syndrome and iron deficiency.
"Restless legs syndrome is underdiagnosed in kids,"says Suresh Kotagal, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic pediatric neurology and a sleep specialist. "If you look at children with difficulty falling asleep, ...