Multiple sclerosis : clinical and laboratory research
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Comparative Study
Sensory symptoms of multiple sclerosis: a hidden reservoir of morbidity.
To assess the frequency and quality of sensory symptoms in a population of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and compare them with controls. ⋯ Sensory symptoms are common in MS patients. Pain syndromes, transient neurologic events, Lhermitte's phenomenon, fatigue, respiratory symptoms and vertigo were present significantly more frequently in patients with MS than in a control population and contributed to subjective morbidity. Future clinical trials assessing therapy in MS might include sensory symptoms as secondary endpoints to capture this 'hidden reservoir' of disease morbidity.