When a person has multiple sclerosis, he has a problem in moving, balancing, coordinating, feeling or controlling other functions of his body.

It is estimated that in the United States around 250,000 people suffer from multiple sclerosis. Now that we know the definition of multiple sclerosis, we can take a closer look at the diagnostic criteria.

One of the main diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis is the symptoms. However, symptoms can vary from person to person but the most common symptoms seen initially are as follows:

• Weakness in muscles
• Difficult in walking
• Lack of coordination and/or balance
• Having problems with vision
• Numbness or experiencing a tingling sensation

As the disease progresses, more symptoms manifest themselves including tiredness, experiencing stiff muscles, paralysis, pain, vertigo, constipation, memory loss, loss of bladder or bowel control, difficulty in talking and facing problems when it comes to thinking clearly.

Based on the symptoms, doctors are able to diagnose the disorder fairly quickly as the symptoms are distributed to many different parts of the body. However, the doctor will also do an MRI of the brain and spinal cord, lumbar puncture to extract and check the cerebrospinal fluid and Evoked Potential Tests to check the responses of the nerve fibers. It is after all the tests are done, a final diagnosis is made

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