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Some MS patients develop rapid onset of numbness, weakness, bowel or bladder dysfunction, and/or loss of muscle function, typically in the lower half of the body. [citation needed] This is the result of MS attacking the spinal cord. The symptoms and signs depend upon the nerve cords involved and the extent of the involvement.
The biggest differences between criteria are whether post-exertional malaise (PEM) is required, and the number of symptoms needed. [ 1 ] The pathology of ME/CFS is poorly understood, and it can be a difficult condition to diagnose because there is no standard test, many symptoms are non-specific, and because doctors and patients may be ...
[1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.
Malaise is a non-specific symptom and can be present in the slightest ailment, such as an emotion (causing fainting, a vasovagal response) or hunger (light hypoglycemia [2]), to the most serious conditions (cancer, stroke, heart attack, internal bleeding, etc.).
Individually, MS symptoms can vary, ranging from mild to extreme pain during a flare-up of the disease. Christina Applegate's daughter Sadie, 13, reveals health disorder diagnosis There is ...
Weakness is a symptom of many different medical conditions. [1] The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists the following as possible COVID-19 symptoms, but more could become common as variants change and develop: Fever or chills. Cough.
781.9 Other symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems. 781.91 Loss of height; 781.92 Abnormal posture; 781.94 Facial weakness; 782 Symptoms involving skin and other integumentary tissue. 782.0 Sensory disturbance skin; 782.1 Rash, nonvesicular, unspec. 782.2 Localized swelling/mass, superficial; 782.3 Edema, localized, NOS; 782.4 ...