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What can cause severe electric shock feeling down your legs?

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Nerve issues : Nerve impingement can cause that-radiculopathy or sciatica, also arachnoiditis inflammation of the covering of the spinal cord, worth a visit to your PCP

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/18/2019

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