By Julie Stachowiak, Ph.D., About.com Guide
September 26, 2012
A group in Boston recently studied the difference between the disease course and demographics in people with adult-onset multiple sclerosis and late-onset MS (MS diagnosed after age 50), in a study published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.
Researchers examined the records of 4273 people with MS and found:
- 7.96% had onset after age 50, 1.33% after age 60.
- People who were diagnosed after age 50 were more likely to have progressive MS; incidence of progressive MS was 6.9% in those diagnosed under 50 years, 25.6% in people diagnosed between 50 and 60, and 35.1% in people over 60 years of age.
- Men who are diagnosed before age 50 tend to progress to EDSS 6.0 (needing assistance to walk) faster than women in this group; however, men and women diagnosed after age 50 progress to EDSS 6.0 at the same rate, meaning that women progress faster after menopause.
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