Latitude and disease severity in Multiple Sclerosis




JNNP podcast show

Summary: Elizabeth Highton and Prof. Bruce Taylor discuss higher latitudes and its association with earlier age of onset of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The international study, published by the JNNP, links latitude to the age at which symptoms of MS first start. Each 10ᵒ increase in latitude is associated with a 10 month earlier onset of symptoms among those of European descent. <p>Read the full article here: https://goo.gl/BmHXFo.</p>