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Overview
History and Symptoms
First common symptoms of MS disease are optic neuritis, diplopia, sensory or motor loss, vertigo and balance problems. In young adult eye and sensory problems are prominent while in older patients we see motor problems more often.[1]
common symptoms
fatigue:
Fatigue is seen in almost 80% of MS patient. They commonly feel exhausted and out of energy. The etiology of this symptom is poorly understood.[2]
mood problems:
Psychiatric disorders especially depression is common and can be seen in almost 50% of MS patients.[3]
Spasticity:
Damage to the descending motor pathways in MS can increase muscle tone and rigidity in 75% of MS patients.[4]
Bowel and bladder dysfunction:
Bowel and bladder dysfunction is common in MS patients and accurse in more than 50% of them.[5] bladder dysfunction can be the result of Detrusor overactivity, Detrusor sphincter dyssynergia, Inefficient bladder contractility and Abnormal sensation and bladder hypoactivity.[6] the most common bowel problems include Constipation, poor defecation and incontinence.[7]
Cognitive impairment:
References
- ↑ Weinshenker BG, Bass B, Rice GP, Noseworthy J, Carriere W, Baskerville J, Ebers GC (February 1989). "The natural history of multiple sclerosis: a geographically based study. I. Clinical course and disability". Brain. 112 ( Pt 1): 133–46. PMID 2917275.
- ↑ Krupp L (August 2006). "Fatigue is intrinsic to multiple sclerosis (MS) and is the most commonly reported symptom of the disease". Mult. Scler. 12 (4): 367–8. doi:10.1191/135248506ms1373ed. PMID 16900749.
- ↑ Sadovnick AD, Remick RA, Allen J, Swartz E, Yee IM, Eisen K, Farquhar R, Hashimoto SA, Hooge J, Kastrukoff LF, Morrison W, Nelson J, Oger J, Paty DW (March 1996). "Depression and multiple sclerosis". Neurology. 46 (3): 628–32. PMID 8618657.
- ↑ Boissy AR, Cohen JA (September 2007). "Multiple sclerosis symptom management". Expert Rev Neurother. 7 (9): 1213–22. doi:10.1586/14737175.7.9.1213. PMID 17868019.
- ↑ DasGupta R, Fowler CJ (2003). "Bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: management strategies". Drugs. 63 (2): 153–66. PMID 12515563.
- ↑ Wintner A, Kim MM, Bechis SK, Kreydin EI (April 2016). "Voiding Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis". Semin Neurol. 36 (2): 219–20. doi:10.1055/s-0036-1582255. PMID 27116728.
- ↑ Hennessey A, Robertson NP, Swingler R, Compston DA (November 1999). "Urinary, faecal and sexual dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis". J. Neurol. 246 (11): 1027–32. PMID 10631634.