# 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.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Restless+legs+syndrome/Willis-Ekbom+disease+diagnostic+criteria:+updated+International+Restless+Legs+Syndrome+Study+Group+(IRLSSG)+consensus+criteria)

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Educational summary of published research, not medical advice. Screening scores are not diagnoses. If a score is elevated or you feel unwell, talk to a clinician.

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