- Paresthesia
- Abnormal skin Sensation (e.g. tingling, burning, pricking) not caused by an outside stimulus
- Initial Evaluation
- Complete Blood Count
- Chemistry panel or metabolic panel (Chem7)
- Urinalysis
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Other Studies when indicated
- Serum Folate
- Vitamin B12
- Syphilis Serology (VDRL or RPR)
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)
- Nerve Conduction velocities
- Electromyogram (EMG)
- XRay of affected extremity
- CT Head or MRI Head
- Myelography
- Nerve biopsy
- Muscle biopsy
- Serum Immunoelectrophoresis
- Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)