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What Do Back Pain And Pins And Needles On The Legs Of A Teenager Indicate?
My son of 16 has had back ache followed by pain and needles going down his right leg in to his foot since january this year then in june this year the pin and needles started going down his right arm and in to his fingers mainly his thumb and first two fingers. He s also have constipation since january, we saw a neurosurgeon on tues and he s sending him for a full body mri scan do you know what they might NBC looking for ? The doctor did want to say until the results were back
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What Do Back Pain And Pins And Needles On The Legs Of A Teenager Indicate?
Hi, Altered sensation such as the pain or pins/needles is referred to as neuropathy. Neuropathy has different possible causes including physical changes to the nerves. Changes in any structure of the nerves can be seen on MRI. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Michelle Gibson James, General & Family Physician