- Low potassium (hypokalemia)
If the level of potassium in your blood drops below normal, it may cause low energy, leg cramps, and more.
- Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a nerve condition of the extremities causing numbness, tingling, and pain.
- Restless legs syndrome
Restless leg syndrome causes intense discomfort in your legs and an overpowering urge to move them.
- Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the nervous system causing difficulties with balance, speech, and movement.
- Dehydration (Children)
Dehydration, or not getting enough fluid, causes dry and sticky mouth, tearless crying, and more in children.
- Exercise or physical activity
Exercise is vital for good health, but overdoing it can lead to muscle aches, dehydration, headache, and more.
- Epilepsy (simple partial seizures)
During simple partial epileptic seizures, people remain fully conscious, able to respond to external stimuli.
- Wernicke syndrome
Wernicke's encephalopathy can cause confusion, lack of muscle coordination, and vision problems.
- Tourette syndrome
Tourette's syndrome is a nervous system disorder that causes involuntary movements or sounds called tics.
- Periodic limb movement disorder
Periodic limb movement disorder is a sleep disorder that causes the legs to move repetitively during sleep.
- Porphyria
Porphyria is a condition that can affect the nerves and skin, making the skin extremely sensitive to sunlight.
- Anemia, chronic disease
Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more.
- Anemia, iron deficiency
Anemia , a lack of red blood cells, can cause fatigue, pale skin and gums, brittle nails, irritability, and more.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis affects the nervous system and causes muscle weakness and brain dysfunction.
- Lyme disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites; symptoms include rash, fever chills, and more.
- Dehydration (Adult)
Dehydration, or not getting enough fluid, causes low blood pressure, weakness, dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.
- Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease and causes fever, joint pain, abdominal pain, rash, and more.
- Stroke
A stroke occurs when blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off, and causes numbness, confusion, and more.
- Transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke)
Transient ischemic attacks cause headache, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, and more.
- Cauda equina syndrome
Cauda equina syndrome is when a bundle of nerves at the lower end of the spinal cord become compressed.
- Chemical burns
A chemical burn can cause symptoms ranging from burning and blisters to pain and shortness of breath.
- Burn (heat or fire)
Burns caused by heat are called thermal burns and can cause pain swelling, skin changes, blisters and more.
- Thoracic spinal stenosis
Thoracic spinal stenosis can cause pain in your back and legs, loss of bladder or bowel function, and more.
- Chagas disease
Chagas disease is caused by a tropical parasite and can cause fever, ill feeling, and swelling around the eye.
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a rare inherited condition that can lead to cramps, muscle spasms, and more.
- Lead poisoning
Lead poisoning causes sudden pain on either side of the lower back, urinary issues, nausea, fever, and chills.
- Mad cow disease
Mad cow disease is spread to humans by eating infected cows causing depression, anxiety, psychosis, and more.
- Anemia, hemolytic
Hemolytic anemia occurs when there aren't enough red blood cells in the blood.
- Spinal tumor
Spinal tumors can cause back pain, weakness, and numbness in the legs and arms, and more serious issues.
