Muscle weakness caused by...?

[Buffy1970]

What causes muscle weakness in MS?  Is it a lesion on the brain or nerve issues in the effected limb?

Thanks and hope everyone survived the holidays intact.

[Guitar_grrrl]

Jen hit the nail on the head with that one.

Weakness is one of my prime symptoms, and it's a real bugger!  Especially since I was so athletic for so many years.  :-(

[jensequitur]

My muscle weakness is caused by lesions in my spine.  I have intermittent arm weakness and almost constant right leg weakness.  I know that nerve damage can also cause muscle weakness, but overall the weakness seen in MS is either from spinal cord damage or damage to the cerebellum.

[Buffy1970]

I don't see anything so far other than fatigue.  That's not to say it isn't there.  There are days I can't figure out how to log off my bank's web page...!

Thanks.  I'll keep looking.

[supermum_ms]

Happy New Year Buffy :-)

I think you might find a lot of your questions in our health pages, if i remember rightly 'Muscle Tone And spasticity' explains better than I, check it out, i'm sure you'll find the health pages really helpfull.

Cheers........JJ