CompletedNot Applicable

Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis in Egyptians

237 participantsStarted 2011-06

Plain-language summary

A medical record review of historic and current information on 237 patients attending 5 tertiary referral centers \[Kasr Al-Ainy Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit (KAMSU) - Cairo University Hospitals, Abo El Reesh Pediatric Hospital and 3 private centers\] in Cairo, Egypt from period between 2011 and December 2015. Initially, medical records of 251 patients with the first acquired demyelinating events started before age of 18 years were reviewed. Fourteen patients (5.58%) were excluded due to missing data that could not be obtained.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All included patients had the onset of the first symptoms before the age of 18 years; and they were further classified into (1) below 12 years old or early-onset pediatric multiple sclerosis (EOPMS), and (2) ≥12 years old or late-onset pediatric MS (LOPMS) according to The International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (IPMSSG) criteria Exclusion Criteria: * MS mimics

What they're measuring

time to EDSS 4

Timeframe: up to 150 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03360188

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2015-12

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