Comments on: Can A 14 year old Female develop Multiple Sclerosis?

By: jaide

jaide — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:10:27 +0000

I am 14 years old (female) and i was diagnosed with ms 2 months ago, i started out with just a bit of pain in my legs. then all of a sudden i would need to go the loo i wouldn’t be able to hold it in, i told mum and she said oh it will fine but now she wishes we went the doctors sooner. it is possible you could have ms, go to the doctors asap, the sooner you get a diagnoses the sooner you can get help!

By: jaide

jaide — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:10:11 +0000

By: A little piece of silver

A little piece of silver — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

This must be scary for you and I hope you do find what is causing your symptoms and that it won’t be MS.

It is possible for a 14/15 year old to have MS and there seem to be more and more stories of very young people with MS, including toddlers.

Here is a site dedicated to Children with MS. http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/ms-1/multiple-sclerosis-children.htm

NASCAR driver Kelly Sutton was diagnosed with MS at 16. She’s a neat lady and does a lot to help out others with MS.

http://www.racerchicks.com/racers/sutton.html

Kelly is the president of the Let it Shine Foundation…
http://www.letitshinefoundation.com/

There are several types, or "forms" of MS, and MS affects each person differently.

Here are two very good MS sites…

ThJuland’s MSers’ Glen
http://www.thjuland.net/

Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/mssymptoms.html

Many diagnoses mimic or share symptoms with MS, and part of the diagnosing process is to rule in/out all possibilities. History is taken; lab work is done to check for other diagnoses (no blood test exist for MS); in-office exam including neurological evaluation is done; MRIs are usually done and might include the brain, brain stem, cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine… and these should be done both with contrast and without (a dye); spinal tap/lumbar puncture is another test which is best done during an attack as they can read falsely when not in attack and/or depending on where you are in going into our coming out of an attack; evoked potentials is another test used.

The site above, "ThJuland’s MSers’ Glen", should be able to describe each test and the process.

Good luck…

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

Very possible.

By: Sweetness

Sweetness — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

please see a doctor. it could be nothing.

By: stanleys_2001

stanleys_2001 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

Go to a DOCTOR not YA for your medical questions.

By: Cynthia M

Cynthia M — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

it is possible. there is a girl i went to school with who got it at 16!! she is supposedly the youngest person known to have it. i know she has seizures

By: hp_coolest_seeker

hp_coolest_seeker — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

My greatest sympathy is with you if you do have MS. You can get it from around 15 at the earliest.
And, for future reference, don’t use wikipedia.

By: socially inept

socially inept — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

Yes it is absolutely possible. GO TO A DOCTOR. The link I have included has the symptoms but you need to see a doctor to be sure. I will say a prayer for you.

By: Johnlee D

Johnlee D — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:20:36 +0000

MS presents with a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation (hypoesthesia), muscle weakness, abnormal muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia); problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia), visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, or diplopia), fatigue and acute or chronic pain syndromes, and bladder and bowel difficulties. Cognitive impairment of varying degrees, or emotional symptomatology in the form of depression or pseudobulbar affect[3] are also common. Neuropathic pain is usual, and this can be in the form of Lhermitte’s sign. Neuropathic pain is the most common, distressing and intractable of the pain syndromes in MS.