Leg numbness is observed with neuropathies, dorsopathy, traumatic and non-traumatic lesions of the spinal cord and brain, diseases of the arteries and veins, hypovitaminosis, vegetative-vascular dystonia, and mental disorders. It can be temporary or permanent, spread throughout the limb or cover a specific area. Often combined with a feeling of "crawling", muscle weakness. To determine the cause of numbness, a survey, general and neurological examination, ultrasound, electrophysiological, laboratory studies are carried out. In the course of treatment, NSAIDs, vitamins, vasodilators and painkillers, physiotherapy are used.
Chorea is a type of hyperkinesis in which involuntary movements are observed, resembling normal ones, but differing from them in irregularity, disorder and randomness. It is detected in Huntington's disease, neuroacanthocytosis, Lesch-Nychen syndrome, spinocerebellar ataxia, and other hereditary pathologies. It briefly occurs in childhood with rheumatic diseases and lesions of the upper respiratory tract. The cause is established according to the anamnesis, neurological examination, additional studies. Antipsychotics are used to eliminate chorea. Surgical treatment is ineffective.