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Background: Restless legs syndrome a neurological condition its symptoms appear with gnawing sensation, cramps and feels like unpleasant sensations during period of rest and mid of sleep. A set of criteria for a more consistent diagnosis of this condition, which frequently causes severe sleep problems, it was devised and published by the recently established International RLS Study Group (IRLSSG) fifty years later the research has shown that, although its symptoms are preventable and manageable, but RLS is still under diagnosed since the IRLSSG criteria were published. Materials and methods: All medical students were considered as the population of the study. Convenient specific young adults selected a sample of 200 students. Besides that, students with a history of trauma and infection had exaggerated routines and recent viral infections also having pain with cramps in calf muscles, which increased during inactivity and rest at night. The questionnaires were administered from the students, with the permission of the ethical review committee of Bhitai dental & medical College Mirpurkhas. Informed consent-form taken. Data collection procedures were applied standard questionnaire used International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLLSG). The data were analyzed by SPSS-25. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, and chi-square were applied to measure the severity and overall score of RlS. Result: The medical students 119 were male and 81 female. Participants had demographic data mean of age 1.26, (SD=.544). 57.5% male, 42.5% female in the age group of 18–28. Sleep problem were found in male had moderate 25 (21.0%) and severe in 15 (12.6%) students, in very severe of RLS symptoms were less in count 13 (10.9%), A female participant was affected with RLS moderate 54 (27.0%), mild in 43 (21.5%), moderate RLS in 26 (32.1%) some participants in severe had low 30 (15.0%) RLS found, moreover participants had none 20 (24.5%) RLS symptoms. The significant valued (p=.296). Conclusion: It was concluded that RLS is a sleep disorder it mostly in male than female students. Severity of RLS symptoms mild to moderate among participants.
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