Distinction of seropositive NMO spectrum disorder and MS brain lesion distribution
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- Received June 12, 2012
- Accepted December 12, 2012
- First Published March 13, 2013.
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Author Disclosures
- Lucy Matthews, MRCP,
- Rita Marasco, MD,
- Mark Jenkinson, DPhil,
- Wilhelm Küker, PhD,
- Sebastian Luppe, MD,
- Maria Isabel Leite, DPhil,
- Antonio Giorgio, MD, PhD,
- Nicola De Stefano, MD, PhD,
- Neil Robertson, DM,
- Heidi Johansen-Berg, DPhil,
- Nikos Evangelou, DPhil and
- Jacqueline Palace, DM
- Lucy Matthews, MRCP,
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(1) Medical Research Council UK (G0901996) funded Clinical Research Training Fellowship. From May 2010-July 2012.
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- Rita Marasco, MD,
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- Mark Jenkinson, DPhil,
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(1) NIH (USA), U54 MH091657 Human Connectome Project, co- applicant, 2010-2015 (2) NERC (UK), NE/I00680X/1, co-applicant, 2011-2014 (3) EPSRC (UK), EP/F05727X/1, postdoctoral scientist, 2009-2012
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(1) FSL (FMRIB Software Library), ISIS Innovation and the University of Oxford, 2010-2012
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- Wilhelm Küker, PhD,
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Neuroradiology, since 2010, editorial board member
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- Sebastian Luppe, MD,
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- Maria Isabel Leite, DPhil,
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Have received speaker honoraria from Biogen Idec, Japan. Have received limited funding for travel to conferences from Biogen Idec and Novartis.
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- Antonio Giorgio, MD, PhD,
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- Nicola De Stefano, MD, PhD,
Prof. N. De Stefano serves on scientific advisory boards for Merck- Serono.
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Travel expense refunds from Teva and Merck-Serono.
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Honoraria for lectures from Teva, BioMS, Biogen-Idec, Bayer Schering Pharma and Merck-Serono.
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- Neil Robertson, DM,
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Journal of Neurology, Journal club editor May 2012 to current
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Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Heidi Johansen-Berg, DPhil,
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(1) Diffusion MRI: from quantitative measurement to in-vivo neuroanatomy, Elsevier, 2009
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- Nikos Evangelou, DPhil and
member of advisory board for Bayer- schering,Serono and Novartis
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received funding attending conference from Bayer- Schering, Merck Serono and Novartis
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Funded by HEFCE
Received institutional support from the Nottingham University Hospital charity and NUH research and development department.
Multiple sclerosis Of great britain and northern Ireland C-014
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- Jacqueline Palace, DM
UK advisory board participant: 1) Merck Serono 2) Bayer Schering Pharma 3) Biogen Idec 4) Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 5) Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. 6) Sanofi-Aventis
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Support for attending ECTRIMS Merck Serono 2008 and 2009
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In addition to advisory committees, consultant for: Ono Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Chugai Pharma Ltd. CI Consulting
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Department of Health Risk Sharing Scheme, Clinical Coordinator since 2002
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MS Society
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- From the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (L.M., R.M., M.J., W.K., M.I.L., H.J.-B., J.P.), University of Oxford; Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences (S.L., N.R.), University of Cardiff; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (A.G., N.D.S.), University of Siena; and Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences (N.E.), University of Nottingham, UK.
- Correspondence to Dr. Matthews: lucy.matthews{at}ndcn.ox.ac.uk
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