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Title	Multiple sclerosis manifests itself at the beginning in a variety of symptoms
Abstract Nr.	P18

Purpose	to mention the initial symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Methods	by reviewing recent literature on this subject
Results	• the initial symptoms of multiple sclerosis are: ~ Optic neuritis (unilateral) ~ Diplopia or oscillopsia (illusory visual motion) due to oculomotor disorder ~ Paresthesias, numbness or/and pain in to one or more areas innervated by the ramifications of the trigeminal nerve ~ Facial palsy (similar to an idiopathic Bell’s palsy) ~ Uveitis: most often of the granulomatous type, bilateral and located at the anterior or intermediate regions of the eye. • symptoms may disappear after a few days or weeks
Conclusion	ophthalmologists should know these symptoms suggestive of a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system.

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