Table 1.
Demographics of MS patients and healthy persons included within the study
| Sample code | Gender | Age (years) | MS Subdiagnosis | MS disease duration (years) | Death‐autopsy interval | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPMS1 | F | 42 | SPMS | 10 | 34 hours | Pneumonia |
| EPMS2 | F | 37 | SPMS | 10 | 24 hours | Pneumonia |
| EPMS3 | F | 47 | SPMS | 7 | 16 hours | Myocardial infarction |
| EPMS4 | F | 29 | SPMS | 8 | 11 hours | Pneumonia |
| EPMS5 | M | 52 | SPMS | 7 | 29 hours | Pneumonia |
| EPMS6 | F | 29 | SPMS | 7 | 14 hours | Pneumonia |
| LPMS1 | F | 85 | SPMS | 40 | 4 day | Urosepsis |
| LPMS2 | M | 64 | PPMS | 30 | 6 days | Pneumonia |
| LPMS3 | M | 60 | PPMS | 34 | 3 days | Respiratory failure |
| LPMS4 | F | 51 | SPMS | 33 | 5 days | Pneumonia |
| LPMS5 | F | 69 | SPMS | 39 | 6 days | Choking |
| LPMS6 | F | 45 | SPMS | 24 | 1 day | Breast cancer |
| LPMS7 | M | 60 | SPMS | 36 | 5 days | Pneumonia and sepsis |
| LPMS8 | M | 40 | PPMS | 20 | 2 days | Pneumonia |
| LPMS9 | F | 52 | SPMS | 35 | 3 days | Pneumonia and sepsis |
| LPMS10 | M | 81 | SPMS | 33 | 2 days | Pneumonia |
| LPMS11 | F | 51 | PPMS | 17 | 4 days | Pnemonia |
| LPMS12 | F | 73 | SPMS | 27 | 1 day | Breast cancer |
| HC1 | M | 22 | n.a | n.a | 24 hours | Undetermined |
| HC2 | M | 25 | n.a | n.a | 48 hours | Hanging |
| HC3 | M | 47 | n.a | n.a | 60 hours | Hanging |
| HC4 | M | 36 | n.a | n.a | 48 hours | Drug intoxication |
| HC5 | F | 59 | n.a | n.a | 24 hours | GI bleeding |
| HC6 | M | 45 | n.a | n.a | 25 hours | Pulmonary embolism |
| HC7 | M | 54 | n.a | n.a | 63 hours | Hanging |
| HC8 | M | 55 | n.a | n.a | 58 hours | Drug intoxication |
Abbreviations: EPMS, early progressive; F, female; GI, gastrointestinal; HC, healthy control; LPMS, late‐stage progressive MS; M, male; n.a, not applicable; PPMS, primary progressive MS; SPMS, secondary progressive MS.