| Visual
Symptoms |
| Symptom |
Description |
| Optic
Neuritis |
Blurred vision,
eye pain, loss of colour vision, blindness |
| Diplopia |
Double Vision |
| Nystagmus |
Jerky Eye Movements |
| Ocular Dysmetria |
Constant under-
or overshooting eye movements |
| Internuclear
Ophthalmoplegia |
Lack of coordination
between the two eyes, nystagmus, diplopia |
| Movement and sound phosphenes |
Flashing lights
when moving eyes or in response to a sudden noise |
| Afferent
Pupillary Defect |
Abnormal pupil responses |
| Motor
Symptoms |
| Symptom |
Description |
| Paresis, Monoparesis, Paraparesis, Hemiparesis, Quadraparesis |
Muscle weakness - partial or mild paralysis |
| Plegia, Paraplegia, Hemiplegia, Tetraplegia, Quadraplegia |
Paralysis - Total
or near total loss of muscle strength (cjs - if ill) |
| Spasticity |
Loss of muscle tone
causing stiffness, pain and restricting free movement of affected limbs |
| Dysarthria |
Slurred speech and
related speech problems |
| Muscle Atrophy |
Wasting of muscles
due to lack of use |
| Spasms, Cramps |
Involuntary contraction
of muscles |
| Hypotonia, Clonus |
Problems with posture |
| Myoclonus,
Myokymia |
Jerking and twitching muscles,
Tics |
| Restless Leg Syndrome |
Involuntary Leg
Movements, especially bothersome at night |
| Footdrop |
Foot drags along
floor during walking |
| Dysfunctional Reflexes |
MSRs, Babinski's, Hoffman's,
Chaddock's |
| Sensory
Symptoms |
| Symptom |
Description |
| Paraesthesia |
Partial numbness, tingling, Partial numbness,
buzzing and vibration sensations |
| Anaesthesia |
Complete numbness/loss
of sensation |
| Neuralgia, Neuropathic
and Neurogenic pain |
Pain without apparent
cause, burning, itching and electrical shock sensations |
| L'Hermitte's |
Electric shocks
and buzzing sensations when moving head |
| Proprioceptive Dysfunction |
Loss of awareness
of location of body parts |
| Trigeminal
Neuralgia |
Facial pain |
| Coordination
and Balance Symptoms |
| Symptom |
Description
|
| Ataxia |
Loss of coordination |
| Intention
tremor |
Shaking when performing
fine movements |
| Dysmetria |
Constant under-
or overshooting limb movements |
| Vestibular Ataxia |
Abnormal balance
function in the inner ear |
| Vertigo |
Nausea/vomitting/sensitivity
to travel sickness from vestibular ataxia |
| Speech
Ataxia |
Problems coordinating
speech, stuttering |
| Dystonia |
Slow limb position
feedback |
| Dysdiadochokinesia |
Loss of ability
to produce rapidly alternating movements, for example to move to a rhythm |
| Bowel,
Bladder and Sexual Symptoms |
| Symptom |
Description |
| Frequent Micturation,
Bladder Spasticity |
Urinary urgency
and incontinence |
| Flaccid Bladder,
Detrusor-Sphincter Dyssynergia |
Urinary hesitancy
and retention |
| Erectile Dysfunction |
Male and female
impotence |
| Anorgasmy |
Inability to achieve
orgasm |
| Retrograde ejaculation |
Ejaculating into the bladder |
| Frigidity |
Inability to become
sexually aroused |
| Constipation |
Infrequent or irregular bowel movements |
| Fecal Urgency |
Bowel urgency |
| Fecal Incontinence |
Bowel incontinence |
| Cognitive
Symptoms |
| Symptom |
Description |
| Depression |
|
| Cognitive
dysfunction |
Short-term and long-term
memory problems, forgetfulness, slow word recall |
| Dementia |
|
| Mood swings, emotional
lability, euphoria |
|
| Bipolar syndrome |
|
| Anxiety |
|
| Aphasia, Dysphasia |
Impairments to speech
comprehension and production |
| Other
Symptoms |
| Symptom |
Description |
| Fatigue |
|
| Uhthoff's
Symptom |
Increase in severity
of symptoms with heat |
| Gastroesophageal
Reflux |
Acid reflux |
| |
Impaired sense of
taste and smell |
| |
Epileptic seizures |
| |
Swallowing problems |
| |
Respiratory problems |
| Sleeping Disorders |
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Inappropriately
cold body parts |
| |
Autonomic nervous
system problems |