IRLSSG Task Force Publications

Evaluation

Ferri, R., DelRosso, L. M., Provini, F., Stefani, A., Walters, A. S., & Picchietti, D. L. (2021). Scoring of large muscle group movements during sleep: An International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group position statement. Sleep Research Society, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab092

Ferri, R., Fulda, S., Allen, R. P., Zucconi, M., Bruni, O., Chokroverty, S., Ferini-Strambi, L., Frauscher, B., Garcia-Borreguero, D., Hirshkowitz, M., Hogl, B., Inoue, Y., Jahangir, A., Manconi, M., Marcus, C. L., Picchietti, D. L., Plazzi, G., Winkelman, J. W., Zak, R. S., on behalf of the International and European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Groups (IRLSSG and EURLSSG). (2016). World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) 2016 standards for recording and scoring leg movements in polysomnograms developed by a joint task force from the International and the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Groups (IRLSSG and EURLSSG). Sleep Medicine, 26: 86-95. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.10.010.

Diagnosis and Treatment

Allen, R. P., Picchietti, D. L., Auerbach, M., Cho, Y. W., Connor, J. R., Earley, C. J., Garcia-Borreguero, D., Kotagal, S., Manconi, M., Ondo, W., Ulfberg, J., & Winkelman, J. W. (2018) Evidence-based and consensus clinical practice guidelines for the iron treatment of restless elgs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease in adults and children: an IRLSSG task force report. Sleep Medicine, 41, 27-44. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.1126

Garcia-Borreguero, D., Silber, M. H., Winkelman, J. W., Hogl, B., Bainbridge, J., Buchfuhrer, M., Hadjigeorgiou, G., Inoue, Y., Manconi, M., Oertel, W., Ondo, W., Winkelman, J., & Allen, R. P. (2016). Guidelines for the first-line treatment of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease, prevention and treatment of dopaminergic augmentation: a combined task force of the IRLSSG, EURLSSG, and the RLS-foundation. Sleep Medicine, 21, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.01.017

Allen, R. P., Picchietti, D. L., Garcia-Borreguero, D., Ondo, W. G., Walters, A. S., Winkelman, J. W., Zucconi, M., Ferri, R., Trenkwalder, C., & Lee, B. L. (2014) Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease diagnostic criteria: Updated International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) consensus criteria – history, rationale, description, and significance. Sleep Medicine, 15, 860-873. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.03.025

Garcia-Borreguero, D., Kohnen, R., Silber M. H., Winkelman, J. W., Earley, C. J., Hogl, B., Manconi, M., Montplaisir, J., Inoue, Y., & Allen, R. P. (2013). The long-term treatment of restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease: Evidence-based guidelines and clinical consensus best practice guidance: A report from the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Sleep Medicine, 14, 675-684. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.05.016

Pediatric RLS

Picchietti, D. L., Bruni, O., de Weerd, A., Durmer, J. S., Kotagal, S., Owens, J. A., & Simakajornboon, N. (2013). Pediatric restless legs syndrome diagnostic criteria: An update by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Sleep Medicine, 14: 1253-1259. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2013.08.778

Animal Models

Salminen, A. V., Silvani, A., Allen, R. P., Clemens, S., Garcia-Borreguero, D., Ghorayeb, I., Ferre, S., Li, Y., Ondo, W., Picchietti, D. L. Rye, D., Siegel, J. M., Winkelman, J. W., & Manconi, M. (2021). Consensus  guidelines on rodent models of restless legs syndrome. Movement Disorders, 36(3), 558-569. doi: 10.1002/mds.28401

Clinical Trials

Garcia-Borreguero, D., Black, J., Earley, C. J., Fulda, S., Hogl, B., Manconi, M., Ondo, W., Roth, T., Trenkwalder, C., & Winkelman, J. W. (2024). Rethinking clinical trials in restless legs syndrome: A roadmap. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 77. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101978