I recently found my birth family & found out some health concerns. I have found out that some of my relatives have MS. I had a stroke 2 years ago & all tests that were done cam e back negative-neurologist stated that it was caused by a migraine. Could the stroke have been caused by MS? I do get migraines often & I also have had some episodes of vertigo.

Did they say you have any MS or are you wanting to know if your symptoms can lead to MS?


Symptoms

The symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) vary from person to person depending upon which parts of the brain or spinal cord (central nervous system) are damaged. The loss of myelin and scarring caused by MS can affect any part of the central nervous system.
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Symptoms may come and go or become more or less severe from day to day or, rarely, from hour to hour. Symptoms may become more severe with increased (or, less commonly, decreased) body temperature or after a viral infection. Symptoms of MS, such as spasticity tremors, pain, and difficulty thinking clearly, are similar to those of many other conditions and do not necessarily mean you have MS.
Early symptoms

Common early symptoms of MS include:1

* Muscle or motor symptoms, such as weakness, leg dragging, stiffness, a tendency to drop things, a feeling of heaviness, clumsiness, or a lack of coordination (ataxia).
* Visual symptoms, such as blurred, foggy, or hazy vision, eyeball pain (especially with movement), blindness, or double vision. Optic neuritis—a sudden loss of vision and eye pain—is a fairly common first symptom, occurring in up to 25% of those who develop MS.
* Sensory symptoms, such as tingling, a pins-and-needles sensation, numbness, a bandlike tightness around the trunk or legs, or electrical sensations moving down the back and legs.

Less common early symptoms include:1

* Balance symptoms, such as lightheadedness or dizziness, and a spinning feeling (vertigo).
* Bladder symptoms, such as an inability to hold urine (urinary incontinence) or to completely empty the bladder, or a loss of bladder sensation—an inability to sense that the bladder becoming full until there is a sudden, urgent need to urinate.