소아에서 진단된 원발성 하지불안증후군 1례

A Case of Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome in a Child.

저자들은 10세 남아에서 수면시와 휴식시에 양측하지에 통증이 악화되고 활동시에 통증이 완화되는 하지불안증후군 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다

Restless legs syndrome(RLS) is a common but frequently undiagnosed sensorimotor disorder. It has distinct clinical manifestations and also it is fairly common in late adulthood. However, it is rarely recognized in children because of the difficulties in expressing the signs and symptoms and the lacks of experience of pediatricians about the disease. Although its underlying pathophysiology is not fully understood, the diagnostic criteria of RLS in children were established in the year of 2003. We experienced a case of idiopathic restless legs syndrome in a 10-year-old boy and we present the case with a brief review of related literature.