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What Causes Crawling Sensation On Legs And Skull?

My mom is 80 years old. She recently felt crawling sensation on her legs and skull.. It happens a few times a day At first, I thought she was attacked by house bugs , but later we realised that it is a sensation on her skin what is her problem? How to help her as she sometimes get disturbed in her sleep
Fri, 31 Oct 2014
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Hi,
It seems that she might be having peripheral neuritis giving this problem.
Rule out diabetes or if it is there, keep under control.
Give her B1, B6, B12 shots or capsules regularly.
Ok and take care.
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What Causes Crawling Sensation On Legs And Skull?

Hi, It seems that she might be having peripheral neuritis giving this problem. Rule out diabetes or if it is there, keep under control. Give her B1, B6, B12 shots or capsules regularly. Ok and take care.