Lourdes M DelRosso, Daniel L Picchietti, Denise Sharon, Karen Spruyt, Judith A Owens, Arthur S Walters, Marco Zucconi, Raffaele Ferri
This systematic review evaluates the scientific literature on pediatric periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), adhering to PRISMA guidelines and utilizing PICOS criteria. The search across PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus yielded 331 articles, with 17 meeting inclusion criteria. Diagnostic criteria evolved, with polysomnography and PLMS index ≥5 required since 2003. Also, PLMD diagnosis mandates clinical consequences like insomnia, hypersomnia, and fatigue, excluding comorbidities causing sleep disruption...
April 16, 2024: Sleep Medicine Reviews