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What Causes Pins And Needles Sensation In Feet?

My mother is 63, she is over weight, and is suffering from a constant dead leg, with occasional pins and needles like feeling in her feet, she s had it for two weeks. Any ideas? She s worried it could be something serious, and has had friends with motone nueron disease.
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kindl rule out diabetes.diabeic neuropahy ould present like this.similarly,senile neuropathy may manifest like wise. obesity it self can cause similar symptoms.dryness of skin can also produce similar symptoms.
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What Causes Pins And Needles Sensation In Feet?

kindl rule out diabetes.diabeic neuropahy ould present like this.similarly,senile neuropathy may manifest like wise. obesity it self can cause similar symptoms.dryness of skin can also produce similar symptoms.