While it is possible to speak of MS stages, one cannot say that the stages of multiple sclerosis are set in stone. First of all, MS presents differently in different individuals. The symptoms that one develops over the course of the disease depend on the locations of the lesions in the nervous tissue. It goes without saying that there is no standard pattern for MS lesion location. Nor do all patients develop the same number and size of MS lesions.

Thus, the very first symptoms that an MS patient exhibits could be any of a variety of symptoms. The same is true for the subsequent symptoms. It is also true that the course of the disease, that is, whether it involves relapses and remissions, or becomes progressively worse, is not the same in all patients. Furthermore, some people’s MS can progress quickly, leaving them disabled within a short period …