Early Onset Multiple Sclerosis Has Worse Prognosis Than Adult Onset Multiple Sclerosis Based on Cognition and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Table 1

Comparison of demographic features of EOMS and AOMS at baseline.

	EOMS	AOMS	𝑃
𝑁	46	64
Age at onset years ± SD	11.7 ± 3.28	29.6 ± 6.8	0.002
(range)	(8–16)	(19–41)
Disease duration years ± SD	8.54 ± 6.65	7.97 ± 3.78	NS
Disease Course (%)
RR	71.1	76.5	NS
SP	24.4	18.7	NS
PP	4.5	4.8	NS
EDSS at baseline	3.19 ± 2.71	3.46 ± 1.9	NS

EOMS: early onset multiple sclerosis, AOMS: adult onset multiple sclerosis, RR: relapsing remitting, SP: secondary progressive, PP: primary progressive, and EDSS: expanded disability status scale.