Week 3

Question 1

MS clinical types

Answer 1

Benign
Exacerbating-remitting
Remitting-progressive

Question 2

Benign MS

Answer 2

1-2 initial attacks with complete/near complete remission
Relatively symptom free

Question 3

Exacerbating-remitting MS

Answer 3

sudden symptom onset with partial to complete remissions
Don’t fully go back to initial or previous baseline

Question 4

Remitting-progressive MS

Answer 4

Leads to severe disability
varies slow to rapid

Question 5

Clinical signs MS

Answer 5

Eyes are often first symptoms in people
dependent on location of lesions

Question 6

Sensory disturbances in MS

Answer 6

Tingling, numbness
Lhermitte’s sign
pain - burning, spasticity, headaches