Research Article

Sound Lateralization Test Distinguishes Unimpaired MS Patients from Healthy Controls

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Control groupNo disability
EDSS 0-1
Mild disability
EDSS 1.5–3.5
Moderate disability
EDSS 4.0–6.5

Number of subjects42353322
Female (%)62%67%73%82%
Mean age, yrs (SD)35.4 (10.8)36.0 (7.8)41.7 (7.2)40.4 (7.9)
Mean disease duration, yrs (SD)NA6.7 (5.1)11.9 (7.4)12.1 (8.0)
Median EDSSNA1.03.06.0
On disease modifying therapy (%)NA83%73%22%

SD: standard deviation; EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale; NA: not applicable.