Sleep Disorder : Restless Legs Syndrome - Severity

Severity of Symptoms - Restless Legs Syndrome

The main symptoms of RLS are an unpleasant sensation in the legs which is relieved by movement. The symptoms worsen at rest and are more pronounced in the evening and night.

The symptoms of RLS vary in severity and duration from person to person.

• Mild RLS occurs episodically, with only mild disruption of sleep onset, and causes little distress.
• In moderately severe cases, symptoms occur only once or twice a week but result in significant delay of sleep onset, with some disruption of daytime function.
• In severe cases of RLS, the symptoms occur more than twice a week and result in burdensome interruption of sleep and impairment of daytime function.