Predictors of Conversion to Multiple Sclerosis in Patients with Clinical Isolated Syndrome Using the 2010 Revised McDonald Criteria

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of CIS patients.

Variable	Number of patients (%)
Gender
Female	55 (56.7%)
Male	42 (43.3%)
Age (mean ± SD)	26.88 ± 7.25
Age
<30 years	70 (72.2%)
≥30 years	27 (27.8%)
Age at onset (mean ± SD)	25.02 ± 7.06
Age at onset
<30 years	73 (75.3%)
≥30 years	24 (24.7%)
Clinical presentation
Supratentorial	31 (32%)
Optic pathway	17 (17.5%)
Brainstem/cerebellar	23 (23.7%)
Spinal cord	30 (30.9%)
Multifocal	7 (7.2%)
Number of MRI lesions
0	2 (2.1%)
1–3	18 (18.6%)
4–8	37 (38.1%)
≥9	40 (41.2%)