Table 1.
Demographic and clinical features of the PedMS population
| PedMS (19) | |
|---|---|
| Age at onset (years, mean ± SD) | 12.6 ± 3.2 |
| Female/male | 10/9 |
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 15.5 ± 2.7 |
| Disease duration (years, mean ± SD) | 2.8 ± 3.3 |
| Disease course | RR |
| EDSS (median, range) | 3 (1.5–6) |
| Disease‐modifying treatment (yes/no) | 9/10 |
| Education (years, mean ± SD) | 9.6 ± 2.5 |
| Verbal memory | |
| SRT‐LTS (mean ± SD) | 35.4 ± 14.8 |
| SRT‐CLTR (mean ± SD) | 27.2 ± 15.7 |
| SRT‐D (median, range) | 7.5 (4–12) |
| Visual‐spatial memory | |
| SPART (mean ± SD) | 21.7 ± 4.9 |
| SPART‐D (median, range) | 8 (4–10) |
| Attention and IPS | |
| SDMT (mean ± SD) | 41.8 ± 12.8 |
| TMT‐A (mean ± SD) | 41.4 ± 13.7 |
| TMT‐B (median, range) | 77.5 (38–151) |
| Executive functioning | |
| TOL (mean ± SD) | 28 ± 4.8 |
| Expressive language | |
| SVFT (mean ± SD) | 21.1 ± 11.9 |
| PVFT (mean ± SD) | 16.2 ± 7.7 |
LTS, long term storage; CTRL, consistent long term retrieval; SVFT, semantic verbal fluency test; PVFT, phonemic verbal fluency test.