Table 1 General characteristics of NMOSD and MS patients

Age (mean ± SD)

34 ± 7.34

28.3 ± 11.21

0.0953

Female:male

1.5:1

2.3:1

0.5197

Formal education in years (mean ± SD)

15.52 ± 5.32

11.40 ± 13.31

0.0057

Duration in years (mean ± SD)

7 ± .14

2.12 ± 2.22

< 0.0001*

No. of relapses (mean ± SD)

2.75 ± 1.06

1.5 ± 1.68

< 0.0001*

EDSS

3.23 ± 1.94

2.65 ± 2.43

0.0091*