I have this same symptom frequently--a pulsing electric sensation every few seconds, which will occur for maybe half an hour several times through a day or more.

However, once I found a whole giant message board of dozens and dozens and dozens people (not with MS, not with any other disease, not with any other symptoms suggestive of MS--in other words, "normal" people) who had the exact same thing happening!

Lots of people get odd sensations. They don't necessarily mean MS. So I wouldn't get alarmed right away. It's not an emergency, in any case--why not wait a bit and see what happens? Maybe it will go away and never return.

If she has any other significant problems or symptoms that are real red flags for MS (which this one isn't), you can always go to the doctor then. Or just call your doctor now and see what he/she thinks. I doubt any neurologist is going to be very concerned about that one symptom.

Of course, I don't know what other symptoms she's had... maybe if taken all together they would warrant a visit to a neurologist?

Given your experience, both you and your daughter are likely to be extra worried about symptoms (with good reason). But you have to be careful about jumping to scary conclusions and causing your daughter to do the same. This medical stuff is tricky--it's SO easy to jump to dire conclusions, to want to take immediate and forceful action, and those things aren't always clearly the right way to go. Your daughter and her symptoms may be completely different from you.

Good luck! Hopefully you have a good doctor (neuro and/or GP) who listens, takes things seriously, and can steer you in the right direction.

Nancy T.