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.
By its very nature, multiple sclerosis affects each patient in a different way. The younger a person is when they first experience symptoms of MS the more the likelihood is that they will experience complete recovery for longer periods of time. At some time most people diagnosed will progress through the various stages of multiple sclerosis. The younger a person is the longer it seems to take for them to progress through these stages and in some cases some may never progress through them all.