Restless Legs Syndrome In Children Linked To Family History, Iron Deficiency

Dr. Suresh Kotagal M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic pediatric neurology and sleep specialist has found a link between Iron Deficiency and Restless Legs syndrome in children. Interestingly enough, my mother suffers from this ailgment as an adult and in my most recent blood cultures my iron levels have been higher then average and I have no signs of this sleeping disorder. I wonder if there is any correlation. [link]:

'When we look at kids who have decreased attention span, over one-third of them will have sleep apnea or restless legs syndrome,' he says. 'We can say that it goes to further affirm the fact that inattentiveness is multifactorial -- due to depression, anxiety, stressors in the child's life, obstruction of breathing passageways, sleep apnea or restless legs. We need to look at all of these possibilities.'