Thomas L. Auth

TL;DR: The U.S. Army experience in World War I was selected as the basis for a study of environmental and host factors of potentia1 etiologic significance in MS.

TL;DR: Aside from the DSS itself, the best predictors of later course were the 5-yr pyramidal and cerebellar scores, being together nearly as good as the D SS, and neurologic status 5 yr after onset was highly predictive of the later course.

TL;DR: Since men with known multiple sclerosis were ineligible for military service in World War I, those so diagnosed during service provide a sample of the disease in its earlier phases, which cannot be reliably constructed outside a complete medical care program such as the armed services provided.

TL;DR: The US veteran population is an exceptional resource for the study of disease, which 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.

TL;DR: Signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings were presented to describe an early bout of multiple sclerosis in a nationwide sample of males and provide the bases for later efforts to predict the course of illness for the persons affected.