Table 1 Characteristics of the longitudinal follow-up studies included in the analysis.
From: Natural Course of Clinically Isolated Syndrome: A Longitudinal Analysis Using a Markov Model
Author | Year | Diagnostic criteria | Initial status | Number of patients (n) | Female/Male | Age of onset | Follow-up (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. O’ Rordan3 | 1998 | Definite | CIS | 81 | 53/28 | 32.3 | 10 |
L. K. Fisniku4 | 2008 | CIS or possible | 110 | 73/37 | 32.0 | 20 | |
M. Eriksson15 | 2003 | MS Poser | 308 | 186/122 | NA | 25 | |
P. A. Brex21 | 2002 | criteria | 71 | 49/22 | 32.0 | 14 | |
S. J. Pettock34 | 2004 | Poser | RRMS | 48 | NA | NA | 10 |
H. Tremlett35 | 2009 | criteria | 2454 | 1457/997 | NA | 25 | |
H. Tedeholm5 | 2015 | 212 | 137/75 | NA | 50 | ||
J. Kuhle30 | 2015 | Poser | SPMS | 176 | NA | 41 | 10 |
N. G. Torkildsen31 | 2008 | criteria | 878 | 545/333 | 32.9 | 50 |
