Multiple sclerosis is not a fatal disease. Some data suggest that it shortens the average life span by only about 6 or 7 years. Still, in about half of MS cases, patients die of complications of the disease, and the disease has significant negative emotional and physical consequences. Suicide rates among patients with MS are higher than average.
The severity of the disease varies widely from patient to patient and is unpredictable. About 20% of patients remain asymptomatic or become ...
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