Mandy’s “Did You Know?” - #2
Written by Mandy on September 14th, 2007 in Family, General, In The News, Links, Mandy's "Did You Know?".
Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Most people with MS receive that diagnosis between the ages of 35-50. Did you know that between 8,000 and 10,000 of the approximately 400,00 Americans with MS are younger than age 18?
According to an article from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s InsideMS magazine, MS has been diagnosed in children before their second birthday, due to the advent of the MRI and its powerful imaging ability.
For an in-depth look at pediatric MS, please read the full story from the NMSS website. You’ll never look at MS the same way again.
