| Coverage : What are the multiple sclerosis symptoms? Do you have them? Take the Multiple Sclerosis Symptom Quiz and find out the main symptoms of multiple sclerosis. All it takes is two minutes to take the Multiple Sclerosis Symptom Quiz and find out the most important facts related to the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. |
| 1. | Multiple sclerosis can strike at any age but commonly begins between ages: |
| a. | | 15 and 45 |
| b. | | 25 and 55 |
| c. | | 30 and 45 |
| d. | | 20 and 40 |
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| 2. | Which of the following is true of multiple sclerosis? |
| a. | | The vast majority of patients are mildly affected |
| b. | | In worst cases MS can render a person unable to write, speak, or walk |
| c. | | It is difficult to diagnose the disease in its early stage |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 3. | What are the initial symptoms of MS? |
| a. | | Blurred or double vision |
| b. | | Red-green color distortion, or even blindness in one eye |
| c. | | Glaucoma |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 4. | Do visual problems clear up in the later stages of MS? |
| a. | | Yes |
| b. | | No |
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| 5. | What are the other symptoms associated with MS? |
| a. | | Muscle weakness in their extremities |
| b. | | Difficulty with coordination and balance |
| c. | | Partial or complete paralysis |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 6. | What speech related problems will those affected by MS face? |
| a. | | Slurred speech |
| b. | | Difficulty speaking or understanding speech |
| c. | | Speech in broken words |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 7. | How are the activities of the brain of such a person affected? |
| a. | | Decreased spontaneity, memory, and judgment |
| b. | | Depression and decreased attention span |
| c. | | Loss of ability to think abstractly and the ability to generalize |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 8. | What symptoms related to urination are experienced by a person infected by this disease? |
| a. | | Urinary hesitancy, difficult to begin urinating |
| b. | | Frequent need to urinate (urinary frequency) |
| c. | | Strong urge to urinate (urinary urgency) |
| d. | | Incontinence (leakage of urine, loss of control over urination) |
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| 9. | According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the condition affects approximately 400,000 Americans and is, with the exception of trauma, the most frequent cause of neurological disability beginning in early to middle adulthood. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 10. | Patients themselves may be unaware of their cognitive loss. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 11. | What are the probable risk factors of MS? |
| a. | | Genetic factors |
| b. | | Environmental factors |
| c. | | Family history |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 12. | MS symptoms rarely begin before age 15 or after age 60. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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