A group of nursing students is giving an oral report on multiple sclerosis (MS) to their med-surg class. What primary manifestation would the students report is the most likely to be assessed in a patient diagnosed with MS?
A) Dementia
B) Bradykinesia
C) Contracture deformities
D) Difficulty in coordination
Ans: D
Feedback: The primary symptoms most commonly reported with patients who have MS are difficulties with coordination, spasticity of the extremities, and loss of coordination. Secondary symptoms of MS include contracture deformities and, rarely, dementia.
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