Multimodal evoked potentials for functional quantification and prognosis in multiple sclerosis

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Mean (SD) of clinical and electrophysiological characteristics recorded at baseline

	All patients	RR	P	RR versus P
	(n = 100)	(n = 90)	(n = 10)	p*	p**
F/M ratio	62/38	59/31	3/7	0.040	0.072
Age (yrs)	39 (10)	37 (9)	53 (7)	<0.0001	<0.0001
Disease duration (yrs)	9 (8)	8 (7)	19 (11)	0.0030	NA
EDSS (0.0–10.0)	3.0 (1.2)	2.8 (1.0)	5.0 (0.83)	<0.0001	<0.0001
Global EP score (/30)	12.1 (7.6)	11.2 (7.4)	19.8 (5.4)	0.0006	0.011
UL MEP score (/10)	2.6 (3.0)	2.3 (2.9)	5.0 (3.3)	0.0064	0.035
LL MEP score (/10)	3.9 (3.4)	3.5 (3.3)	7.4 (2)	0.0004	0.0057
LL SEP score (/10)	4.7 (3.4)	4.4 (3.4)	7.5 (1.8)	0.0047	0.020
VEP score (/10)	4.2 (3.6)	4.0 (3.5)	6.1 (3.9)	0.079	0.35

MS multiple sclerosis, RR relapsing-remitting, P progressive, SD standard deviation, F female, M male, EDSS expanded disability status scale, EP evoked potentials, UL upper limb, LL lower limb, MEP motor evoked potentials, SEP somatosensory evoked potentials, VEP visual evoked potentials, NA not applicable
*p-value of the comparison between relapsing and progressive courses; **p-value of the comparison between relapsing and progressive courses adjusted for disease duration

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