the accepted average age at onset of MS,” suggesting that many patients were diagnosed late in life.
Also, the study “does not address any differences amongst MS subtypes,” Harel said. “One would expect progressive-onset MS to present with gradual onset of symptoms that eventually reach a threshold for clinical detection, which would be consistent with the results of the study. However, this may occur less frequently in relapse-onset MS.”
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SOURCES: Asaff Harel, M.D., neurologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; the University of British Columbia, news release, July 16, 2018