Cognitive and patient-reported outcomes in adults with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

Conclusions: Younger age of onset was associated with more impairment in information-processing speed in adults with POMS compared to AOMS, and remained significant when controlling for disease duration in age-normed analysis. The two groups were similar in terms of patient-reported outcomes, suggesting similar qualitative experiences of MS.

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Source: Multiple Sclerosis - March 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Baruch, N. F., ODonnell, E. H., Glanz, B. I., Benedict, R. H., Musallam, A. J., Healy, B. C., Rintell, D., Chitnis, T. Tags: Original Research Papers Source Type: research