Question 1

what are the early symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

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Maybe significant: Several common presentations can include unilateral loss of vision, progressive weakness of legs, loss of coordination or balance, a band of tightness around the waist, double vision.  More insidious issues include, bladder problems, cognitive challenges, fatigue, peculiar sensation losses.

Question 2

can someone with multiple sclerosis have children?

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Depends on situation: I have one wonderful mom whose 3 kids (all after ms dx) are just wonderful.

Question 3

what are the common symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

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Symptoms of MS: There are primary symptoms and secondary symptoms.  Primary symptoms are weakness, numbness, trouble with vision, lasting 24-48 hr.  These are called attacks.  Secondary symptoms are fatigue, tingling, changes in the mood, worse symptoms in hot weather.  These can occur every day.  These are just examples, the symptoms vary a lot from person to person.

Question 4

what early symptoms should i feel i have multiple sclerosis?

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Visual, sensorimotor: The top presenting symptoms of MS are loss of vision in one eye, double vision, sensorimotor changes and ataxia.  Symptoms usually come on over several days and last several weeks.

Question 5

how to tell if these are common multiple sclerosis symptoms?

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Symptoms of MS: Common symptoms of MS are loss of vision in one eye, numbness or weakness on one side of the face or the body, double vision, clumsiness, or sometimes neuropsychiatric symptoms.  The MS society keeps a helpful list of symptoms on their website.

The symptoms of MS do not make the diagnosis - the evaluation and test results are needed.

Question 6

what do you consider primary symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

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Variable: lot of times tingling in extremities persistent or difficulty walking. some times loss of function in arm or leg resembling a stroke.
some times blindness which resolves in few days to weeks

Question 7

how heavy or light can the symptoms of multiple sclerosis be?

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Varies: Benign ms may afflict 5% and likely does not result in long-term issues.  Marburg ms in kids can be rapid and deadly.  Symptoms may exacerbate, and these need to be treated asap to prevent disability.  Success in ms is improved with close patient-doctor contact.

Question 8

need expert help here. what are symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

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Could be protean: Not uncommonly, initial loss of vision in one eye, but could present with loss of coordination, imbalance, leg weakness, numbness, tingling, unusual fatigue, and even memory and organizational skill loss.  In essence, can affect any area of brain or spinal cord.

Question 9

what disease has symptoms similar to that of multiple sclerosis?

Accepted Answer

Several: The confirmation of ms involves excluding several diseases that seem similar at times.  Perhaps the biggest challenge is cadasil, a genetic disorder associated with migraines and small strokes.  However, other disorders can cause confusion such as lupus, lyme disease, b-12 deficiency, sjogren's, arteritis, and a number of rare disorders.  The MRI may seem similar in some of these cases.

Question 10

it is possible that a man with multiple sclerosis have children?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Male fertility does not appear to be impaired in ms, although some men may have problems with impotence or ejaculatory dysfunction that interfere with conception. These problems are amenable to a variety of therapeutic strategies, including medication for erectile dysfunction, artificial insemination, and electronic ejaculatory stimulation.

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