what are the symptoms of end stage ms?
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['Vision problems, including blurriness or blindness.', 'Muscle weakness.', 'Difficulty with coordination and balance.', 'Problems with walking and standing.', 'Feelings of numbness, prickling, or pain.', 'Partial or complete paralysis.', 'Difficulty speaking.']
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Seizures may be the first noticeable sign of MS before diagnosis. Seizures can also occur during times when MS symptoms flare up.
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['Fatigue.', 'Hair loss.', 'Nausea and vomiting.', 'Skin changes.', 'Headache.', 'Blurry vision.']
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In the most common form of multiple sclerosis, symptoms come and go (known as relapsing remitting MS). These symptoms can run the gamut from mild tingling to more severe vision loss.
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['Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.', 'Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.', 'Sudden trouble seeing or blurred vision in one or both eyes.', 'Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.']
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['Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.', 'Sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding.', 'Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.', 'Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.']
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A common visual symptom of MS is optic neuritis — inflammation of the optic (vision) nerve. Optic neuritis usually occurs in one eye and may cause aching pain with eye movement, blurred vision, dim vision, or loss of color vision. For example, the color red may appear washed out or gray.
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['Worsening weakness and exhaustion.', 'A need to sleep much of the time, often spending most of the day in bed or resting.', 'Weight loss and muscle thinning or loss.', 'Minimal or no appetite and difficulty eating or swallowing fluids.', 'Decreased ability to talk and concentrate.']
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['Rapidly developing dementia.', 'Difficulty walking and changes in gait.', 'Hallucinations.', 'Muscle stiffness.', 'Confusion.', 'Fatigue.', 'Difficulty speaking.']
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['Confusion or loss of consciousness, even for a brief moment.', 'Garbled or slurred speech.', 'Loss of vision or vision changes.', 'Muscle aches and pains.', 'Muscle stiffness.', 'Paralysis.', 'Sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the body.']
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['Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm or leg (especially on one side of the body).', 'Sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding speech.', 'Sudden vision problems in one or both eyes.', 'Sudden difficulty walking or dizziness, loss of balance or problems with coordination.', 'Severe headache with no known cause.']
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Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, reports the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). But in some people, symptoms develop at a younger or older age. According to the NMSS, symptoms begin before age 18 in approximately 2 to 5 percent of people with MS.
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['Slurred speech.', 'Fatigue.', 'Dizziness.', 'Tingling or pain in parts of your body.', 'Problems with sexual, bowel and bladder function.']
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['headaches, which can be dull and constant, or throbbing.', 'seizures (fits)', 'persistently feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting) and drowsiness.', 'mental or behavioural changes, such as memory problems or changes in personality.', 'progressive weakness or paralysis on 1 side of the body.']
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['Drooping on one side of the face.', 'Weakness on one side of the body.', 'Headaches - sudden and severe.', 'Numbness and tingling in one arm and leg.', 'Visual disturbances.', 'Confusion.', 'Speaking and understanding speech is difficult or impossible.', 'Loss of balance and coordinated movements.']
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['weight loss.', 'feeling weak and tired.', 'sleeping more.', 'feeling hot or cold.', 'eating and drinking less.', 'bladder or bowel problems.', 'breathlessness (dyspnoea)', 'noisy breathing.']
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A study published in the journal Multiple Sclerosis found that women with MS have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure. However, physical therapy and regular physical activity may help alleviate MS symptoms and reduce cardiovascular risk.