Table 1.
Donor and tissue characteristics of the post‐mortem tissue investigated in this study. SP indicates secondary progressive and PP primary progressive MS. MS disease course was not reported in 12 cases.
| N cases | Age (mean ± SD) | Disease duration (mean ± SD) | Tissue blocks examined per case (mean ± SD) | Total number of tissue blocks (n) | Total number of lesions (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 179 | 62.5 (13.7) | 28.5 (13.3) | 17.6 (10.8) | 3148 | 8462 |
| SP | 99 | 60.4 (13.4) | 29.8 (14.2) | 17.8 (11.2) | 1766 | 4955 |
| PP | 54 | 66.0 (13.2) | 27.5 (11.9) | 17.7 (10.1) | 954 | 2632 |
| Relapsing | 14 | 61.8 (15.1) | 24.2 (11.6) | 19.1 (9.55) | 268 | 414 |
| Type not determined | 12 | 65.8 (14.9) | 24.5 (14.5) | 13.3 (11.9) | 160 | 461 |
| Male | 68 | 60.0 (13.5) | 27.5 (12.9) | 19.1 (10.5) | 1297 | 3532 |
| Female | 111 | 64.1 (13.7) | 29.1 (13.6) | 16.7 (10.9) | 1851 | 4930 |