Disability worsening among persons with multiple sclerosis and depression
A Swedish cohort study
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- Received February 21, 2019
- Accepted in final form June 20, 2019
- First Published November 8, 2019.
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Author Disclosures
- Stefanie Binzer, MD, PhD,
- Kyla A. McKay, PhD,
- Philip Brenner, MD, PhD,
- Jan Hillert, MD, PhD and
- Ali Manouchehrinia, PhD
- Stefanie Binzer, MD, PhD,
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1) Biogen, funding to attend ECTRIMS conference in 2017 and 2018 2) Biogen, Speaker honororia for giving a lecture at a postgraduate MS course in Denmark in 2018
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- Kyla A. McKay, PhD,
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
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European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Postdoctoral Exchange Award
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- Philip Brenner, MD, PhD,
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(1) Janssen Global Services
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(1) Söderström Königska Foundation (Svenska Läkarsällskapet) (2) Thuring Foundation
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- Jan Hillert, MD, PhD and
Dr Hillert received honoraria for serving on advisory boards for BiogenIdec, Merck, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis and Sandoz
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Received travel expenses and/or honoraria for lectures or educational activities for BiogenIdec, Merck-Serono, Bayer-Shering, Novartis, Sanofi-Genzyme and TEVA
J Neuroimmunology, no compensation
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Dr Hillert research on MS is currently supported by Biogen, Novartis, Merck, Roche and Sanofi-Genzyme. In the past Dr Hillert has also received unrestricted research grants from Merck-Serono and Bayer-Schering.
Dr Hillert receives research support from the Swedish Research Council
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Dr Hillert research on MS is supported by the Swedish Brain Foundation
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- Ali Manouchehrinia, PhD
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Travel and speaker honoraria from Biogen Travel and speaker honoraria from ECTRIMS
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Received consultancy fees from Biogen
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Neuro Sweden Margaretha af Ugglas foundation
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- From the Department of Clinical Neuroscience (S.B., K.A.M., J.H., A.M.), Department of Medicine Solna (P.B.), and Karolinska Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis Centre and Centre for Molecular Medicine (A.M.) Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Odense University Hospital (S.B.), Department of Neurology, Denmark; and Karolinska University Hospital (J.H.), Stockholm, Sweden.
- Correspondence
Dr. Binzer stefanie.binzer{at}ki.se
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- Author response: Disability worsening among persons with multiple sclerosis and depression: A Swedish cohort study
- Stefanie Binzer, Neurology registrar, Karolinska Institute
- Ali Manouchehrinia, Associate professor, Karolinska Institute
- Jan Hillert, Professor of Neurology, Karolinska Institute
Submitted February 20, 2020 - Reader response: Disability worsening among persons with multiple sclerosis and depression: A Swedish cohort study
- Gabriel Bsteh, Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna
- Thomas Berger, Chief of Department Neurology, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna
Submitted February 10, 2020
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