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Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria
Allen RP, Picchietti DL, Garcia-Borreguero D, et al. · Sleep Medicine 15(8):860–873 · 2014
Key finding
The four essential criteria plus 'not solely accounted for by another condition' used in the RLS screen.
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