"I suffer from short term memory loss. It runs in my family... At least I think it does... Where are they?" Dory, finding Nemo
My kids call me Dory(pictured above. The forgetful fish in the movie "Finding Nemo".
According to the MS society..
"Cognitive dysfunction affects about 50-65% of people with MS. The problems can have an impact on attention, information processing, memory, planning, insight, or problem solving. Loss of myelin insulating material around nerve fibers can cause difficulty with transporting memories to storage areas of the brain or retrieving them from the storage areas.
......Whoops, I forgot I think we already had a byte on cognitive issues, lets switch gears.
Byte#6 Spasticity is a symptom of MS. According to the National MS society...'Spacity refers to feelings of stiffness and a wide range of involuntary muscle spasms (sustained muscle contractions or sudden movements). It is one of the more common symptoms of MS. Spasticity may be as mild as the feeling of tightness of muscles or may be so severe as to produce painful, uncontrollable spasms of extremities, usually of the legs. Spasticity may also produce feelings of pain or tightness in and around joints, and can cause low back pain. Although spasticity can occur in any limb, it is much more common in the legs."for more
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/what-we-know-about-ms/symptoms/index.aspx
