Aging with multiple sclerosis and associated prevalence, incidence, comorbidities and healthcare utilization patterns in a population based study (opens in new tab)

In multiple sclerosis (MS), traditionally considered a disease of predominantly young adults, the growing proportion of aging patients has created an uncharted patient population, whose healthcare needs have not been thoroughly investigated. In this population-based study using the database of the major healthcare organization in Israel, we report the prevalence and incidence of older people with (PwMS), and of people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (PwRA) for comparison, between 2003 and 2022. The...