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V. Long-Term Survival in Young Men

John F. Kurtzke, MD; Gilbert W. Beebe, PhD; Benedict Nagler, MD; M. Dean Nefzger, PhD; Thomas L. Auth, MD; Leonard T. Kurland, MD

Arch Neurol. 1970;22(3):215-225.

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ESTIMATES of longevity after onset or diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) have been highly variable, and few have been based on data arising out of a numerically large series collected near onset and followed for a lengthy period. Recent evidence has called into question the common concept that MS is generally progressive and usually fatal within five to 20 years.

The US veteran population is an exceptional resource for the study of disease. It comprises an enumerable population, well-indexed at many points of medical interest, and with a potential for long-term follow-up study that is unparalleled in the United States. During World War II a large proportion of the entire population of young men served in the Armed Forces, where medical care was available without regard to prior residence or socioeconomic status. Veterans with service-connected disabilities have been eligible for later medical care under the auspices of the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Washington, DC; Colony, Va; Washington, DC; Rochester, Minn

From the departments of neurology (Drs. Kurtzke and Auth) and community medicine (Dr. Kurtzke), Georgetown University School of Medicine, the Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Hospital (Dr. Kurtzke), and the Follow-up Agency of the National Research Council (Drs. Beebe and Nefzger), Washington, DC; the Lynchburg Training School and Hospital, Colony, Va (Dr. Nagler); and the Section of Medical Statistics of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (Dr. Kurland).

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept 17, 1969; accepted Oct 20.

Read before the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association, Los Angeles, June 10, 1969.

Reprint requests to Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 50 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20422 (Dr. Kurtzke).

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