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What are the symptoms of MS?

In MS the condition and symptoms are unpredictable and vary from person to person. Symptoms are not only different in different people, but typically vary in the same person from time to time as different areas of the central nervous system become inflamed and scarred.

Common symptoms include:

  • Lack of coordination or weakness in the limbs;
  • Impaired balance or instability walking;
  • Sensory disturbances;
  • Blurred or double vision;
  • Impaired urinary or sexual function;
  • Cognitive dysfunction such as impaired memory or concentration;
  • Fatigue.

A person with MS will usually experience more than one symptom but NOT necessarily all of them.