子供のむずむず脚症候群と成長痛

子供時代のRLSの45%には痛みあり。子供のRLSと成長痛は合併しやすいRLSと成長痛の家族歴も重なる。歩行による痛み軽減はRLSにのみ存在。ビタミンD代謝の異常は量疾患で一般的。
Sleep Med. 2013 Sep 26. pii: S1389-9457(13)01108-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.07.013. [Epub ahead of print]
Restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease) and growing pains: are they the same thing? A side-by-side comparison of the diagnostic criteria for both and recommendations for future research.
Walters AS, Gabelia D, Frauscher B.
Department of Neurology, Sleep Division, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.