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A 76-year-old woman was referred to the neurology clinic because of numbness and pain in her feet and legs. The symptoms began six years earlier. Imaging studies of the spine were unrevealing, and electrodiagnostic tests were normal. The differential diagnosis of painful sensory neuropathy is reviewed, and new diagnostic testing and treatment options are discussed.
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