Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the second sample of pathological MS cases, used for characterization of iron-laden microglia/macrophages and astrocytes
| Case ID | Age at death (yrs) | Sex (f/m) | Disease duration (years) | Disease course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6a | 34 | m | 10 | SPMS |
| 10a | 46 | f | 37 | SPMS |
| 12a | 56 | m | 31 | SPMS |
| 13a | 61 | f | 33 | SPMS |
| 26a | 62 | m | 12 | PPMS |
| 27a | 67 | m | 7.25 | PPMS |
| 29 | 41 | m | 11.4 | SPMS |
| 30 | 53 | f | 20.1 | SPMS |
| 31 | 76 | m | 31 | SPMS |
| 32 | 53 | m | 14 | PPMS |
| All | 54.90 ± 12.45 (mean ± SD) | 3:7 (f:m) | 20.68 ± 11.21 (mean ± SD) | 10 PMS |
f female, m male, PMS progressive MS, PPMS primary progressive MS, SD standard deviation, SPMS secondary progressive MS, yrs years
aCase also included in the MS sample (n = 28) shown in Table 1