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1. L'HERMITTE'S - An electrical sensation (Shock, Lightning Bolt) that some MSers experience, when flexing the neck, tilting, or lowering the head towards the chest. It begins at the base of the skull, runs down the Spine and into the limbs, before exiting through the hands or feet.

2.OPTIC NEURITIS - Inflammation of the Optic Nerve (behind the Eye), causing Blurred Vision, Transient or Permanent Loss of Vision and is often associated with Pain in or behind the Eye when Vision deteriorates. Episodes may come and go; but usually reach a peak in a few days and recovery takes from 6 weeks to six months - with or without any particular treatment.

3.UBC MS CLINIC - MS Clinic UBC Hospital
G33 2211 Westbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
Contact: Elaine Price, Clinic Coordinator
Tel.: 604-822-7131 Fax: 604-822-1766

4. FATIGUE - Is a debilitating kind of overall weariness, which is unpredictable and out of proportion to the activity. Any increase in your body temperature will temporarily worsen fatigue

5. Babinski's Sign - When the sole of the foot is scratched, the big toe goes up instead of down. This is an indication that there is a Lesion (Plaque) somewhere between the Motor Cortex, on the Opposite side of the Brain, and the Lower Spinal Cord Neuron

6. HEAT - or humidity can make many people with MS experience a temporary worsening of their symptoms. This occurs because heat causes nerves whose protective myelin sheath has been destroyed by MS, to conduct electricity even less efficiently than usual. For reasons that are not well understood, extremely cold temperatures and changes in temperature can also cause fluctuations in MS symptoms.

7. COLD - Some people with MS notice that symptoms, particularly spasticity, become worse in cold weather. It is generally recommended that people with MS who are sensitive to temperature try to avoid extremes of either hot or cold

8.IMBALANCE Dizziness is a common symptom of MS. People with MS may feel off balance or lightheaded. Much less often, they have the sensation that they or their surroundings are spinning ¾ a condition known as vertigo. These symptoms are due to lesions — damaged areas — in the complex pathways that coordinate visual, spatial, and other input to the brain needed to produce and maintain equilibrium