Table 2 Criteria of patients according to the initial presentation (motor Vs non-motor).
From: Multiple sclerosis diagnostic delay and its associated factors in Upper Egyptian patients
Motor presentation (n = 49) | Non-motor presentation (n = 93) | |
|---|---|---|
Age at onset, mean ± SD | 30.43 ± 9.501 | 27.28 ± 7.768 |
Sex, no (%) | ||
Males | 17 (34.7) | 22 (23.7) |
Females | 32 (65.3) | 71 (76.3) |
First specialty sought no (%) | ||
Neurologist | 36 (73.5) | 43 (46.2) |
Ophthalmologist | 0 | 25 (26.9) |
Orthopedic | 12 (24.5) | 12 (12.9) |
Neurosurgery | 0 | 3 (3.2) |
General practitioner | 1 (2.0) | 7 (7.5) |
ENT | 0 | 3 (3.2) |
Previous misdiagnosis no (%) | ||
None | 27 (55.1) | 35 (37.6) |
Vascular disorder | 7 (14.3) | 11 (11.8) |
Orthopedic condition | 14 (28.5) | 14 (15.0) |
Space occupying lesion | 1 (2.0) | 0 |
Ophthalmological disorder | 0 | 18 (19.4) |
ENT condition | 0 | 5 (5.4) |
Psychiatric condition | 0 | 4 (4.3) |
Vitamin D deficiency | 0 | 4 (4.3) |
Trigeminal neuralgia | 0 | 2 (2.2) |
Time to diagnose MS in months, median | 2 | 6 |
