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To address these gaps, an international, multidisciplinary taskforce convened a series of online meetings followed by an in person taskforce workshop held in Troina, Italy, on November 14\u201315, 2025, where agreement was reached through iterative discussion (qualitative; no Delphi or predefined voting thresholds). This taskforce roadmap summarizes the taskforce conclusions across five priority domains: (1) clinical significance and impact, (2) measurement and characterization, (3) treatment, (4) basic and translational research, and (5) PLMS across the life span and epidemiology. For each domain, we delineate where the field currently stands, identify critical gaps in knowledge, and propose concrete strategies, including key milestones, study designs, and infrastructure needs, to advance the field in a coordinated and standardized manner. 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