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Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms: A Comprehensive Guide

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease affecting the nervous system, leading to a host of symptoms. Key symptoms include L'Hermitte's sign, sensory impairments like numbness and tingling, spasms, spasticity, tremors, and optic neuritis. Patients may also experience balance issues, cognitive impairment, bladder and bowel dysfunction, dysarthria, dysphagia, incoordination, and heat intolerance (Uhthoff's Phenomenon). Emotional impacts include depression, mood swings, and inappropriate affect. Understanding these symptoms is crucial for managing MS effectively.

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Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms By Tabitha M

  2. Symptoms that affect the nervous system • » L’hermitte's (Electric shock sensation radiating down spine with neck flexion) • » Sensory Impairment, Numbness / Tingling • » Spasms • » Spasticity • » Tremor • » Optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve) • Balance and Dizziness • » Cognitive Impairment • » Bladder dysfunction • » Bowel Constipation, Diarrhea and Incontinence • » Cognitive Impairment • » Dysarthria, or difficulty speaking • » Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) • » Incoordination • Uhthoff's Phenomena (Heat Intolerance) • » Useless Hand Syndrome (of Oppenheimer)

  3. Other symptoms • » Hormonal Influences for women with MS • » Inappropriate Affect (also known as pseudo bulbar affect, emotional incontinence, involuntary emotional expression disorder-IEED) • » Depression • » Dry Mouth • » Bowel Constipation, Diarrhea and Incontinence • » Mood Liability / Bipolar Affective Disorder • » Pain • » Weakness

  4. Most symptoms of MS seem to be to do with the destruction and the impairment of the nervous system. • http://mssociety.ca/en/default.htm?gclid=CNC67bylmrwCFU5efgodBz4A-g • “…MS attacks the protective covering — myelin — of the brain and spinal cord, causing inflammation and often damaging the myelin in patches.”

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