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The four diagnostic criteria for Restless Legs Syndrome are unable to exclude confounding conditions (“mimics”)
Sleep Medicine, 09/28/09

Hening WA et al. – A variety of conditions, including cramps, positional discomfort, and local leg pathology can satisfy all four diagnostic criteria for RLS and thereby “mimic” RLS by satisfying the four diagnostic criteria. Definitive diagnosis of RLS, therefore, requires exclusion of these other conditions, which may be more common in the population than true RLS. Short of an extended clinical interview and workup, certain features of presentation help differentiate mimics from true RLS.

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