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Q: MS symptoms
asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 8th, 2008
recently had bad chest cold, coughing up phlegm, sinus congestion,mild sore throat. (virus)as symptoms began to subside, the strange symptoms that I had about 1.5 yrs ago came back, started with blurry vision on things close up, computer screen,newspaper,etc. A feeling of inbalance, mild nausea, pain when swallowing like a bruised feeling(this symptom did not occur 1.5yrs ago, also no nausea back then) then 4 to 5 days later muscle spasms or twitches all over body(had this 1.5 yrs ago) also very mild prickly not painful pin prick feeling in hands feet legs come and go quickly, and happen occasionally but daily. no real sign of symptoms subsiding, saw nurse practitioner before spasms started, said light fluid in ears, asked if neurologist did brain scan, I said no just neurological exam, she stated he should of done a brain scan. making another appointment with neurologist.
Question is Do MS symptoms come on like this and then no sign of disease for a yr or more? any inf would help.


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on February 19th, 2008
Multiple Sclerosis Answer A3668
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List of pre-existing conditions: IBS since teenager

Current medical status: 1.5 yrs ago strange symptoms came on lasted aprox 3-4 wks. referred to neurologist. saw neurologist about 3 mos after symptoms. Neurologist found nothing said i had no neurological disorders.




Some of the symptoms that you mention including blurry vision, imbalance, muscle spasms and twitches, muscle pain could be due to multiple sclerosis (MS). During MS, any part of the brain can be affected at any time. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis depend upon the location of a brain lesion. Another characteristic of this disease is that the symptoms can disappear for a while (remission) and then come back again (relapse). But remission is never complete and every new relapse makes the condition worse. In time, more brain lesions occur on various locations. That’s why MS is a chronic and progressive disease. Further more, the progression of the disease is strictly individual. There is no efficient treatment. Instead, doctors work to help slow the progression.

It's not certain if your symptoms are due to MS or something else without certain diagnostic procedures. MS can be identified with a full neurological examination including a, CT-scan or MRI of the brain and laboratory examinations of the cerebral and spinal liquid. You can consult a neurologist about this for more advice and to schedule an appointment.





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