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January 21, 2014; 82 (3) ArticleOpen Access

Herpes zoster as a risk factor for stroke and TIA

A retrospective cohort study in the UK

Judith Breuer, Maud Pacou, Aline Gauthier, Martin M. Brown
First published January 2, 2014, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000038
Judith Breuer
From the Division of Infection and Immunity (J.B.), and Institute of Neurology (M.M.B.), University College London; and Amaris (M.P., A.G.).
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Herpes zoster as a risk factor for stroke and TIA
A retrospective cohort study in the UK
Judith Breuer, Maud Pacou, Aline Gauthier, Martin M. Brown
Neurology Jan 2014, 82 (3) 206-212; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000038

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vol. 82 no. 3 206-212
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000000038
PubMed: 
24384645

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received June 6, 2013
  • Accepted in final form October 8, 2013
  • First Published January 2, 2014.

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Author Disclosures

    1. Judith Breuer, MD,
    2. Maud Pacou, BSc,
    3. Aline Gauthier, BSc and
    4. Martin M. Brown, MD
  1. Judith Breuer, MD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. application of targeted enrichment technology to wholeviral genome sequencingNovel method which allows recovery of sufficient viralnucleic acid for whole genome sequencing from clinical samples

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. Medical Research Council UK G0700814 Reverse genetics tomap determinants of VZV Oka strain attenuation andvirulence. (PI) March 2008-Feb 2012

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  3. Maud Pacou, BSc,
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. (1) Amaris (consultancy company), position: Statistical Analyst, since 2009

    Consultancies:
    1. (1) Part of the Amaris project team who acted as a consultancy company for the UCL

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. (1) Perceived remuneration from Amaris as an employee of this company

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. Acted as a consultant to advise on the implementation and interpretation of studies related to epidemiology and statistics in my function of statistical analyst at Amaris

  5. Aline Gauthier, BSc and
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. Amaris,consultancy company, position:Director, 4 years

    Consultancies:
    1. Part of the Amaris project team, who acted as a consultant for the University College of London (UCL)

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. Perceived remuneration from Amaris as an employee of this company

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. As serving on the board of directors of Amaris UK

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. Acted as a consultant/expert to advise on the implementation and interpretation of studies related to epidemiology, health economics and statistics in my function of director of Amaris

  7. Martin M. Brown, MD
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. (1) I received compensation from Bayer Healthcare for the work and travel required as a member of a Data Safety Monitoring Board(2) I received compensation from St Jude Medical for work and travel required as Chairman of a trial Clinical Events Committee(3) I received compensation from Baxter Innovations for for the work and travel required as a member of a for the work and travel required as a member of a Clinical Advisory Board

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. (1) National Institute for Health Research, PB-PG-0609-19216, funding for the Second European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST-2), 2012-2014

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. (1) UCL receives funding for research on carotid stenosis from CORDA(2) MMB's Chair in Stroke Medicine at UCL is supported by the Reta Lila Weston Trust for Medical Research

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  1. From the Division of Infection and Immunity (J.B.), and Institute of Neurology (M.M.B.), University College London; and Amaris (M.P., A.G.).
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Breuer: j.breuer{at}ucl.ac.uk

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