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Multiple Sclerosis
SYMPTOMS. Early signs may be fatigue in the legs and arms, difficulty of
bladder control or with urination, slight disturbances in vision and mild
emotional upsets. Later signs may include fatigue, weakness, double vision,
slower speech, tremors, unsteady balance and walking, more difficulty with
bladder and bowel control and paralysis may develop.
CAUSES of MS is not known at this time. It involves hardened patches that
develop in the spinal cord and brain which affect the nerve activity and it
usually occurs in young adults.
TREATMENT. No specific treatment is available at this time.
.Physical therapy, massage, exercise and muscle training are helpful.
.Muscle wastage may be postponed or maybe prevented.