Niven /niv-en/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name. Niven's root is Latin, and the name Niven means holy, sacred; little bone; servant of the saint's disciple. Niven is a variant transcription of Nevin (Latin).
The average life expectancy for someone with MS is 35 years after the symptoms begin. This represents a life expectancy of 95 percent of someone who does not have multiple sclerosis. Most people with the disease can function effectively; however, a rare form of acute MS can be fatal within weeks.
Prognosis is currently guarded. While multiple system atrophy patients have been reported to live as long as 18 years, most MSA patients passing away from the disorder or its complications within 9 years of diagnosis 3. Nonetheless, there is reason for hope, for, as Parkinsonâs research goes, so goes MSA research.