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According to the Multiple Sclerosis Trust, an estimated 2.9 million people in the world have multiple sclerosis (MS). The UK has more than 150,000 people living with MS.

MS is two to three times more common in women than it is in men, and the trust advises that some studies suggest that prevalence in women is increasing. Now, new research published in JAMA has found that poor mental health, among other symptoms, could be an early indicator of MS.

University of British Columbia epidemiologist Marta Ruiz-Algueró and colleagues investigated the medical histories of 2,038 patients with MS in Canada and compared them to 10,182 patients without and found a commonality in symptoms.

The common symptoms presented 15 years before MS diagnosis

The researchers found that patients who went on to develop MS had presented to their physicians with symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, dizziness, anxiety, and depression more often than the general........

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