Table 1.
Baseline demographics and symptoms onset in each of the patient sub-groups
CIS—not converted (n = 10) | CIS—converted (n = 10) | RRMS (n = 10) | HC (n = 10) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age at onset (SD) | 31.6 (6.4) | 27.4 (5.2) | 29.7 (6.9) | 30.8 (4.6) |
Men/women | 5/5 | 3/7 | 4/6 | 3/7 |
Symptom onset | ||||
Optic neuritis (%) | 2 (20) | 6 (55) | 6 (60) | N.A. |
Brainstem (%) | 3 (30) | 3 (27) | 2 (20) | |
Spinal cord (%) | 5 (50) | 2 (18) | 2 (20) |
CIS clinically isolated syndrome, RRMS relapsing remitting MS, SD standard deviation