Table 1 Individual clinical, post-mortem and neuropathology details of the examined MS cases
Cases | Sex/age of death (years) | Post-mortem delay (hours) | Age of onset (years) | Disease duration (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Controls | ||||
 C14 | f/64 | 18 |  |  |
 C25 | m/35 | 22 |  |  |
 C28 | f/60 | 13 |  |  |
 C41 | m/51 | 22 |  |  |
 A05-58 | m/54 | 3 |  |  |
 A05-149 | m/55 | 5 |  |  |
 A06-65 | m/59 | 7 |  |  |
 A06-189 | f/47 | 9 |  |  |
 A07-9 | m/59 | 6 |  |  |
 A07-67 | m/47 | 4 |  |  |
Median | 3f-7 m/54.5 | 8 |  |  |
Follicle-negative SPMS | ||||
 MS003 | m/55 | 44 | 34 | 21 |
 MS042 | m/51 | 8 | 29 | 22 |
 MS056 | m/63 | 11 | 24 | 39 |
 MS074 | f/64 | 7 | 28 | 36 |
 MS100 | m/46 | 7 | 38 | 8 |
 MS104 | m/53 | 12 | 42 | 11 |
 MS114 | f/53 | 12 | 37 | 16 |
 MS127 | m/51 | 21 | 28 | 23 |
 MS163 | f/45 | 28 | 39 | 6 |
 MS200 | m/43 | 20 | 24 | 19 |
Median | 3f-7 m/52 | 12 | 31.5 | 20 |
Follicle-positive SPMS | ||||
 MS079 | f/49 | 7 | 25 | 24 |
 MS092 | f/27 | 26 | 20 | 7 |
 MS121 | f/49 | 24 | 35 | 14 |
 MS136 | m/40 | 10 | 28 | 12 |
 MS153 | f/50 | 12 | 18 | 32 |
 MS154 | f/35 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
 MS160 | f/44 | 18 | 28 | 16 |
 MS176 | m/37 | 12 | 10 | 27 |
 MS180 | f/44 | 9 | 26 | 18 |
 MS234 | f/39 | 15 | 24 | 15 |
Median | 8f-2 m/42 | 12 | 24.5 | 15.5 |