Multiple Sclerosis In South India

Abstract

We studied the clinical, imaging, electrophysiological and laboratory features of 68 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), diagnosed between 19We studied the clinical, imaging, electrophysiological and laboratory features of 68 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), diagnosed between 1987 and 1997 in a neurological institute in South India. Multiple sclerosis constituted 008% of the neurological cases seen during this period. The salient findings were female preponderance, predominantly relapsing remitting course, and high frequency of optico-spinal form of presentation. On MRI there was a lower frequency of cerebellar and corpus callosal lesions. Thoracic cord and brainstem in men and cervical cord in women were more often involved.