Table 2 Characteristics of the MS patients and controls
From: Expression of IL-1β in rhesus EAE and MS lesions is mainly induced in the CNS itself
Age (year) | Gender | PM delay (h) | MS type | Cause of death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MS cases | |||||
1 | 44 | F | 10 | PP | Decompensation |
2 | 47 | F | 4 | Unknown | Metastasis in the lung |
3 | 57 | F | 8 | RR | Sepsis |
4 | 77 | M | 8 | RR | Possible urosepsis |
5 | 77 | F | 10 | SP | Euthanasia |
6 | 86 | M | 10 | RR | Heart failure and pneumonia |
7 | 43 | M | 8 | Unknown | Pneumonia |
8 | 66 | F | 6 | Unknown | Unknown |
9 | 48 | F | 11 | Unknown | Hepatic encephalitis |
10 | 48 | F | 5 | PP | Euthanasia |
11 | 54 | M | 8 | PP | Euthanasia |
12 | 56 | M | 10 | PP | Cachexia and exhaustion by end stage MS |
13 | 63 | M | 7 | PP | Cardiac arrest |
14 | 69 | F | 7 | Unknown | Respiratory failure and heart failure |
15 | 66 | M | 7 | Unknown | Unknown |
16 | 44 | M | 10 | PP | Increasing pain control and halting food administration; possible infection |
17 | 51 | M | 11 | SP | Unknown |
18 | 66 | F | 10 | PP | Euthanasia |
19 | 50 | F | 7 | SP | Euthanasia |
20 | 48 | F | 6 | RR | Cardiac failure |
21 | 49 | M | 8 | SP | Pneumonia |
22 | 60 | F | 10 | SP | Euthanasia |
23 | 61 | M | 9 | SP | Euthanasia |
24 | 76 | F | 9 | Unknown | Unknown |
25 | 84 | F | <0.5 | PP | Euthanasia |
26 | 81 | M | 9 | Unknown | General deterioration |
27 | 66 | F | 6 | SP | Metastasis in the liver |
28 | 67 | F | 9 | SP | Palliative sedation |
Controls | |||||
1 | 79 | M | 4 | – | Dehydration by advanced multi-infarct dementia |
2 | 56 | M | 9 | – | Myocardial infarction |
3 | 62 | M | 7 | – | Unknown |
4 | 84 | F | 6 | – | Pneumonia |
5 | 73 | F | 4 | – | Renal insufficiency |