Which Factors May Affect Life Expectancy in Multiple Sclerosis?
Getting proper treatment may significantly increase the life expectancy in people with multiple sclerosis. In addition, some other factors would play a part. Life expectancy tends to be shorter in those who:
– Have relapses frequently
– Experienced more than 2 attacks in 2 years of diagnosis
– Are older than 40 years old when symptoms began
– Had many brainstem or brain lesions on an MRI scan during diagnosis
– Had early signs in different parts of the body
– Experienced symptoms that affect mental functioning, mobility, or bladder control
– Get higher than 1.5 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale after the second relapse [6]
