Multiple sclerosis causes stroke

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Avatar f tn Damage to nerves, arteries, smooth muscles, and fibrous tissues, often as a result of disease, is the most common causes. Diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, vascular disease, and neurologic disease also cause erectile dysfunction. Lifestyle choices that contribute to heart disease and vascular problems also raise the risk of erectile dysfunction.
Avatar f tn Facial twitches are caused by stress and anxiety, muscle fatigue, side effects of medicines, high intake of caffeine, Parkinson’s disease in elderly, magnesium deficiency etc. Hemi facial spasm may be seen in tumors, multiple sclerosis, stroke etc. treatment may include balanced diet with mineral supplements like potassium, calcium, magnesium, massages for fatigue, B complex supplementation like avocadoes, bananas, legumes etc. drugs like gabapentin, phenytoin are used for hemifacial spasm.
Avatar n tn Consult a neurologist for assessment of these symptoms since these could mean multiple sclerosis or an impending stroke. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs.
Avatar f tn These include injury to the back or spinal cord, diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis and underactive thyroid. Abnormal levels of calcium, potassium, or sodium in your body and a lack of vitamin B12 can also cause tingling sensations. You can take multivitamins for some time. Also get your blood sugar and thyroid hormones levels tested. In case the symptoms persist then pls consult a neurologist as it can be due to some neurological disorder.
1597714 tn?1299828089 causes of increased tone of lower limbs are cervical spinal cord injury or tumor, cervical spondylosis, multiple sclerosis, upper motor neuron disorder. Confide in your dad and help him by being around for his neurologist’s office visit. You are very welcome with any further posts on this forum. Take care.
Avatar f tn However, patients of this age can still and do have TIAs and strokes. In this age group, causes of stroke can include vascular malformations (such as AVMs or cavernous angiomas), emboli from the heart, a hypercoagulable state (a tendency to form clots), oral contraceptives, vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain), certain metabolic disorders etc.
Avatar m tn MS is neither contagious nor fatal. People with MS have a life expectancy that is not really any different from the general population. The leading causes of death in the MS community are heart disease, cancer, and stroke. MS tends to affect quality of life, not quantity of life....http://www.msfocus.org/multiple-sclerosis-faqs.
Avatar m tn If myasthenia gravis is suspected, the doctor would do an ectylcholine receptor antibodies test and an edrophonium chloride test. CSF analysis for multiple sclerosis and oligoclonal bands, ekg, electroretinogram and electromyography for external ophthalmoplegia. If suspected thyroid abnormalities, tyroid hormones need to be assessed. Other imaging studies may support diagnosis. This should help the neurologist to come to a diagnosis and treat likewise. Hope this helps. Take care.
Avatar f tn But at the same time other causes need to be ruled out which include lack of blood supply to the peripheries as a result of plaque formation in the blood vessels, diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis and underactive thyroid, abnormal levels of calcium, potassium, or sodium in your body and a lack of vitamin B12. You can take multivitamins for some time. Also get your blood sugar tested. My opinion is to get yourself examined by a neurologist.
1059772 tn?1286655190 I am in the process of being evaluated for multiple sclerosis due to many white spots on my MRI and eye troubles. I have a few things I have noticed for many years but didn't think much about until now: I frequently shudder with a feeling of a chill for a few seconds at a time. Occasionally, I space out for a moment and then come back sometimes in the middle of conversation. I sometimes experience a very sharp stabbing pain in my abdomen that lasts for about 30 seconds.
Avatar f tn This could be migraines, nerve damage due to exposure to severe sold temperature, or a sign of stroke if you also have tingling numbness in arms and legs. Multiple sclerosis , a demyelinating disease also causes tingling and numbness in the face. This symptoms needs to be investigated by a neurologist immediately. Wishing you all the best.
Avatar f tn A strong degree of suspicion needs to be kept for multiple sclerosis. . Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating neurological disorder where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. It has multiple symptoms and signs and is a diagnosis of exclusion. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs.
1716541 tn?1308849832 Facial numbness can have several causes. These include migraine/headache, anxiety/panic attacks, multiple sclerosis, stroke/TIA, tumor, vascular malformations, seizure and trigeminal neuralgia to name a few. The most concerning cause of numbness on one side is a stroke. Please understand I am not trying to imply your son had a stroke, but only that this is one possibility.
Avatar f tn If still the symptoms persist then pls consult a doctor as cold legs may also be caused by Reynaud’s disease(disorder that affects the flow of blood to the fingers and sometimes to the toes), diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis and underactive thyroid.So pls get yourself evaluated for that. Take care and pls do keep us posted on how you are doing.
Avatar n tn Other causes include migraine, stroke and inflammatory processes like Lupus, multiple sclerosis etc. Please consult a neurologist for a complete neurological examination and correlation of the findings with the MRI report. Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!
Avatar n tn These include injury to the back or spinal cord, lack of blood supply to the limbs as a result of plaque formation in the blood vessels, diabetes, stroke, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis and underactive thyroid. Abnormal levels of calcium, potassium, or sodium in your body and a lack of vitamin B12 can also cause numbness in the arms and legs. You can take multivitamins for some time. Also get your blood sugar and thyroid levels tested.
Avatar f tn Other causes could include transient ischemic attacks, migraine, tumor, and multiple sclerosis to name a few. You say you have had a stroke before. I am not sure where the stroke is located and am not clear on the “lack of circulation in the brain area” that you mentioned, but I will talk a little about seizures following stroke given the broad differential.
795414 tn?1240416459 Regarding your MRI changes, there are multiple causes for so called plaques in the brain. Most often, these are due to what is called "chronic small vessel disease", literally meaning diseased small vessels that supply blood flow to the brain. This is not an uncommon process in the brain and increases with age. This is not a disease in and of itself but rather is a reflection of unhealthy blood vessels, damaged by years of plaque build-up.
Avatar n tn The findings are suggestive of cerebral atrophy. There can be many causes of cerebral atrophy like stroke, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, infectious diseases, multiple sclerosis and leukodystrophies. A clinical correlation with symptoms is important to make the exact diagnosis. What symptoms do you have? Dementia is characterized by progressive memory impairment and intellectual dysfunctions. Memory, orientation, ability to plan and organize is also impaired.
Avatar n tn certain possible causes of muscle twitches are muscle fatigue, anxiety, certain medicines, caffeine, stroke, multiple sclerosis, trauma to the nerves and nervous system disorder. It may be seen in association with fibromyalgia syndrome. This need to be investigated by a neurologist and treatment would depend on the diagnosis. Certain stretching and exercise, massaging the affected muscle, medicines like klonopin may help stop the twitches and spasms.
Avatar n tn They are-Nerve disorders, Nutritional neuropathy, Nerve entrapment, Nerve compression, Circulatory disorders, Diabetes, Multiple sclerosis, Stroke, TIA, Panic attack , Syringomyelia, Sciatic nerve lesions, Heavy metal toxicity and many others. Please go for an MRI of the brain and spine and consult a neurologist for diagnosis. Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!