It’s estimated that multiple sclerosis (MS) affects nearly 3 million people globally, according to the National MS Society. The neurological disease causes muscle weakness, vision impairment, numbness, loss of balance, and memory issues, explains Cleveland Clinic. Now, researchers have pinpointed five symptoms as early warning signs that can appear up to 15 years sooner than typical MS onset.

Mental health disorders and neurological symptoms are linked to early MS.

Fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression, have been identified as “early indicators” of multiple sclerosis in a breakthrough study published in JAMA Network Open.

According to patient health records, symptoms became “significantly elevated” up to 15 years before “the classic

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