title: Weakness, numbness, tingling and multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis is the most common serious neurological disease in young patients but it is not the only cause of paraesthesiae. Such sensory symptoms occur frequently and reflect a variety of underlying conditions.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005121:Extremities / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis; D013909:Thorax / Q000294:innervation