Pediatric sleep movements: a review of methodologies, normative data, disease associations, and research gaps.

ABSTRACT: Restless sleep is a common complaint among children, yet its quantification and clinical significance remain poorly defined. Polysomnography, the standard diagnostic tool for sleep disorders, often fails to fully explain restlessness, even when other conditions are excluded. Measuring body movement indices, proposed as an objective marker of sleep restlessness but lacking a standardized methodology, currently has limited clinical application. Recent efforts by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group have led to consensus diagnostic criteria for restless sleep disorder that incorporate both self-reported and objective measures. We review various methodologies used to quantify body movements during sleep, including polysomnography with video recordings, actigraphy, and a less-in

SUBMITTER: Lu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12493083 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature