Multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease: survival and how certified after death. Issue 1 (March 1987)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: O'Malley, F; Dean, G; Elian, M
• Is Part Of: Journal of epidemiology and community health. Volume 41:Issue 1(1987)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 1987-03
• Subjects: Public health -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; 614.4
• DOI: 10.1136/jech.41.1.14
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-005X

Abstract

Abstract : This study assesses the outcome of a random sample of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and motor neurone disease (MND) selected from a previous study carried out between the years 1960 and 1972. Of the MND patients who are now dead, 20% of the women and 27% of the men lived longer than five years after hospitalised diagnosis, and two of these patients lived up to 19 years after diagnosis in hospital. Also, 10.7% of the random sample of MND patients were still alive in June 1985. Of the MS deaths 26.4% and of the MND deaths 20.4% did not have these respective conditions recorded on the death certificates.