What symptoms are common with MS?
MS can cause symptoms in any body system which is driven by myelinated areas of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). These areas control things like motor impulses, sensory signals and coordination and balance. As stated above it is important to remember that symptoms vary from person to person and for one person through time. Some common symptoms resulting from demyelination are: • Optic Neuritis Optic neuritis means literally inflammation of the optic nerve. The optic nerve is subject to a demyelinating attack with the resulting degradation of visual signals. Vision may become blurry with blotting out of certain areas in the visual field (scotomas). Color sensitivity and contrast are often impaired. Optic neuritis usually only affects one eye at a time. • Sensation (parasthesias) Demyelination in an area of the central nervous system carrying sensory information can result in a tingling or burning feeling, or numbness in an area. • Weakness (paresis) and paralysis Weak
