Natural History of “Pure” Primary Lateral Sclerosis
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- Received August 25, 2020
- Accepted in final form January 13, 2021
- First Published February 26, 2021.
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Author Disclosures
- Anhar Hassan, MBBCh, FRACP,
- Shivam Om Mittal, MBBS,
- William T. Hu, MD, PhD,
- Keith A. Josephs, MD, MST, MSc,
- Eric J. Sorenson, MD and
- J. Eric Ahlskog, PhD, MD
- Anhar Hassan, MBBCh, FRACP,
1) DSMB for Clinical Trial Readiness for SCA1 and SCA3 (U01) (no compensation)
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(1) Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, Editorial Board Member, 2016-. No personal compensation.
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(1) Intrabio research support
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- Shivam Om Mittal, MBBS,
(1) Allergan Inc
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- William T. Hu, MD, PhD,
(1) Apellis Pharmaceuticals
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(1) University of Pennsylvania, speaker honoraria
(1) Alzheimer's Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, Editorial Board, 2016- present
(1) CSF p/t-Tau ratio as a biomarker for FTLD-TDP. (2) CSF prognostic marker for SMA. (3) Serological tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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(1) AARP, Inc. (2) ViveBio, LLC (3) Fujirebio Diagnostics.
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(1) Fujirebio Diagnostics
(1) NIH/NIA, AG054046, PI, 2016-2021. (2) NIH/NIA, AG054991, PI, 2018-2023. (3) NIH/NIA, AG066203, MPI, 2019-2024.
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(1) CSF p/t-Tau ratio as a biomarker for FTLD-TDP. (2) Serological tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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(1) Libby Law Firm, treating physician witness, 2020.
- Keith A. Josephs, MD, MST, MSc,
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Research support from R01-AG037491 (PI), R01-NS89757 (co- PI), R01-DC14942 (PI), R01-DC012519 (Co-I), R01-AG50603 (Co-I), and R21-NS94684 (PI).
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- Eric J. Sorenson, MD and
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Cytokinetics; Biogen
(1) ATSDR division of the CDC, (200-2009-32577), ALS consultant for National ALS registry, 5-year grant (2) NINDS, (R01 ES 16348), co-investigator, 5-year grant.
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- J. Eric Ahlskog, PhD, MD
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American Parkinson's Disease Association Fred Springer Award, 2007
All honoraria for speaking have been for CME activities. None in recent years.
Editorial Boards (no compensation): Clinical Neuropharmacology, 1996 to present
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Five books: Humana Press: Parkinson's disease and movement disorders (2000) Oxford University Press (4 books): 1. The Parkinson's disease Treatment Book (2005) 2. Parkinson's disease Treatment Guide for Physicians (2009) 3.Dementia with Lewy Bodies & Parkinson's disease Dementia (2014) 4. The New Parkinson's disease Treatment Book (2015)
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I have not had any government support since 2012
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.H., K.A.J., E.J.S., J.E.A.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (S.O.M.), Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Department of Neurology (W.T.H.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
- Correspondence
Dr. Hassan hassan.anhar{at}mayo.edu
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