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Article: URBANA, Ill.: Restless Legs Syndrome Affects Nearly 2 Percent Of U.S./U.K. Children
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- August 22, 2007
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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign issued the following news release:
Restless legs syndrome is a common problem in children 8 years of age and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a new report from an international team of researchers.
Nearly 2 percent of children aged 8 to 17 are affected, and a significant proportion of those experience moderate to severe symptoms, including sleep disturbance and negative moods. The report appears in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics.
"This study suggests that restless legs syndrome is common and troublesome in children and adolescents, occurring more frequently than diabetes and epilepsy," said principal ...