Prognosis
Most people with MS have a relatively normal life span and life expectancy is about 35 years after onset. After 25 years, approximately two-thirds of patients remain mobile. The disorder eventually results in physical limitations in about 70% of patients.
Prevention
There is no established prevention for multiple sclerosis.
Physician-developed and -monitored.
Original Date of Publication: 01 Jan 2000
Reviewed by: Jean-Raphael Schneider, M.D., Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 23 Apr 2008
Multiple Sclerosis, Prognosis reprinted with permission from neurologychannel.com
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