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Health Conditions
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Introduction
Just days after seeing her family doctor for a routine physical, Hillary, a college student, began tripping over objects and slurring her speech. Her coursework suffered because she could no longer write due to a lack of muscle control. After a battery of medical tests, she learned she had multiple sclerosis (MS). Over the next few days, her left arm became paralyzed, her left leg dragged when she tried to walk, the left side of her mouth was numb, and her left eyelid drooped. She could walk only with the help of a walker. "I couldn't believe it," she says. "One day, I was a healthy 21-year-old. Within five days I was paralyzed."
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Last Updated: August 2007
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Introduction
