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A member asked:
I suspect that my childmay have rls. is this possible?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: Syndromes are a collection of symptoms that often come together in a significant number of cases, and some panel makes a syndrome (not a disease entity) out of it. Your kid doesn't have rls. Take to your primary care pediatrician.
Answered 6/11/2012
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Definitely: Check out RLS network foundation which has a lot of information on this. Up to 4% of pediatric patients can have rls. The risk is greatly increased if one or both parents has the condition. Some medical problems and medications can also cause or worsen.
Answered 1/12/2015
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Yes: Not as uncommon as you think. Usually children with RLS have parents that are affected.
Answered 1/12/2015
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