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Kaminski HJ, Kusner LL, Cutter GR, Le Panse R, Wright CD, Perry Y, Wolfe GI. Does Surgical Removal of the Thymus Have Deleterious Consequences? Neurology 2024; 102:e209482. [PMID: 38781559 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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The role of immunosenescence, particularly the natural process of thymic involution during aging, is increasingly acknowledged as a factor contributing to the development of autoimmune diseases and cancer. Recently, a concern has been raised about deleterious consequences of the surgical removal of thymic tissue, including for patients who undergo thymectomy for myasthenia gravis (MG) or resection of a thymoma. This review adopts a multidisciplinary approach to scrutinize the evidence concerning the long-term risks of cancer and autoimmunity postthymectomy. We conclude that for patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive MG and those diagnosed with thymoma, the removal of the thymus offers prominent benefits that well outweigh the potential risks. However, incidental removal of thymic tissue during other thoracic surgeries should be minimized whenever feasible.
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- Henry J Kaminski
- From the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine (H.J.K.), George Washington University, DC; Department of Pharmacology & Physiology (L.L.K.), and Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; INSERM (R.L.P.), Institute of Myology, Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Surgery (C.D.W.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Surgery (Y.P.), and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine (H.J.K.), George Washington University, DC; Department of Pharmacology & Physiology (L.L.K.), and Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; INSERM (R.L.P.), Institute of Myology, Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Surgery (C.D.W.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Surgery (Y.P.), and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine (H.J.K.), George Washington University, DC; Department of Pharmacology & Physiology (L.L.K.), and Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; INSERM (R.L.P.), Institute of Myology, Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Surgery (C.D.W.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Surgery (Y.P.), and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine (H.J.K.), George Washington University, DC; Department of Pharmacology & Physiology (L.L.K.), and Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; INSERM (R.L.P.), Institute of Myology, Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Surgery (C.D.W.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Surgery (Y.P.), and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine (H.J.K.), George Washington University, DC; Department of Pharmacology & Physiology (L.L.K.), and Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; INSERM (R.L.P.), Institute of Myology, Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Surgery (C.D.W.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Surgery (Y.P.), and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine (H.J.K.), George Washington University, DC; Department of Pharmacology & Physiology (L.L.K.), and Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; INSERM (R.L.P.), Institute of Myology, Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Surgery (C.D.W.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Surgery (Y.P.), and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine (H.J.K.), George Washington University, DC; Department of Pharmacology & Physiology (L.L.K.), and Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; INSERM (R.L.P.), Institute of Myology, Center of Research in Myology, Sorbonne University, Paris, France; Department of Surgery (C.D.W.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Surgery (Y.P.), and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, NY
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Rozen SM, Wolfe GI, Vernino S, Raskin P, Hynan LS, Wyne K, Fulmer R, Pandian G, Sharma SK, Mohanty AJ, Sanchez CV, Hembd A, Gorman A. Effect of Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression in Patients with Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The DNND Randomized, Observation Group- and Placebo Surgery-controlled Clinical Trial. Ann Surg 2024:00000658-990000000-00776. [PMID: 38328975 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Evaluate the effect of nerve decompression on pain in patients with lower extremity painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Currently, no treatment provides lasting relief for patients with DPN. Benefits of nerve decompression remain inconclusive. METHODS This double-blinded, observation- and same-patient sham surgery-controlled randomized trial enrolled patients aged 18-80 years with lower extremity painful DPN who failed one-year of medical treatment. Patients were randomized to nerve decompression- or observation-group (2:1). Decompression-group patients were further randomized and blinded to nerve decompression in either right or left leg and sham surgery in the opposite leg. Pain (11-point Likert score) was compared between decompression and observation groups and between decompressed versus sham legs at 12 and 56 months. RESULTS Of 2987 screened patients, 78 were randomized. At 12 months, compared with controls (n=37), both right-decompression-group (n=22) and left-decompression-group (n=18) reported lower pain (mean difference for both, -4.46; [95% CI, -6.34 to -2.58 and -6.48 to -2.45 respectively]; P<0.0001). Decompressed and sham legs equally improved. At 56 months, compared with controls (n=14), pain was lower in both the right-decompression-group (n=20) (mean difference, -7.65; [95% CI, -9.87 to -5.44]; P<0.0001) and left-decompression-group (n=16) (mean difference, -7.26; [95% CI, -9.60 to -4.91]; P<0.0001). Mean pain score was lower in decompressed versus sham legs (mean difference, 1.57 [95% CI, 0.46 to 2.67]; P=0.0002). CONCLUSION Although nerve decompression was associated with reduced pain, the benefit of surgical decompression needs further investigation since a placebo effect may be responsible for part or all of these effects.
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- Shai M Rozen
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology. University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- The Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Now with the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Sikorski P, Li Y, Cheema M, Wolfe GI, Kusner LL, Aban I, Kaminski HJ. Serum metabolomics of treatment response in myasthenia gravis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287654. [PMID: 37816000 PMCID: PMC10564178 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE High-dose prednisone use, lasting several months or longer, is the primary initial therapy for myasthenia gravis (MG). Upwards of a third of patients do not respond to treatment. Currently no biomarkers can predict clinical responsiveness to corticosteroid treatment. We conducted a discovery-based study to identify treatment responsive biomarkers in MG using sera obtained at study entry to the thymectomy clinical trial (MGTX), an NIH-sponsored randomized, controlled study of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone. METHODS We applied ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electro-spray quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry to obtain comparative serum metabolomic and lipidomic profiles at study entry to correlate with treatment response at 6 months. Treatment response was assessed using validated outcome measures of minimal manifestation status (MMS), MG-Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL), Quantitative MG (QMG) score, or a strictly defined composite measure of response. RESULTS Increased serum levels of phospholipids were associated with treatment response as assessed by QMG, MMS, and the Responders classification, but all measures showed limited overlap in metabolomic profiles, in particular the MG-ADL. A panel including histidine, free fatty acid (13:0), γ-cholestenol and guanosine was highly predictive of the strictly defined treatment response measure. The AUC in Responders' prediction for these markers was 0.90 irrespective of gender, age, thymectomy or baseline prednisone use. Pathway analysis suggests that xenobiotic metabolism could play a major role in treatment resistance. There was no association with outcome and gender, age, thymectomy or baseline prednisone use. INTERPRETATION We have defined a metabolomic and lipidomic profile that can now undergo validation as a treatment predictive marker for MG patients undergoing corticosteroid therapy. Metabolomic profiles of outcome measures had limited overlap consistent with their assessing distinct aspects of treatment response and supporting unique biological underpinning for each outcome measure. Interindividual variation in prednisone metabolism may be a determinate of how well patients respond to treatment.
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- Patricia Sikorski
- Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo/SUNY, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America
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Hamedani AG, McPherson TO, Aban I, Lee I, Kupersmith MJ, Wolfe GI, Kaminski HJ. Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Thymectomy in the Myasthenia Gravis Patient Registry. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 2023; 24:222-228. [PMID: 37219866 DOI: 10.1097/cnd.0000000000000449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate patient attitudes and beliefs toward thymectomy for myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America administered a questionnaire to the MG Patient Registry, an ongoing longitudinal survey of adult MG patients. Questions assessed reasons for or against thymectomy and how hypothetical scenarios would have affected their decision. RESULTS Of 621 respondents, 190 (31%) reported a history of thymectomy. Of those who underwent thymectomy for nonthymomatous MG, 97 (51.6%) ranked symptom improvement as most important and 100 (53.2%) ranked reducing medication as least important. Among 431 nonthymectomy patients, the most frequent reason for not undergoing thymectomy was that their doctor did not discuss it (152 of 431 = 35.2%) and 235 (56.8%) said that they would have considered it more strongly if their doctor spent more time discussing it. CONCLUSIONS Thymectomies are motivated more by symptoms than by medication, and a lack of neurologist discussion is the most common barrier to thymectomy.
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- Ali G Hamedani
- Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Translational Center of Excellence for Neuroepidemiology and Neurology Outcomes Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Departments of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY
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- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; and
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Pasnoor M, Bril V, Levine T, Trivedi J, Silvestri NJ, Phadnis M, Katzberg HD, Saperstein DS, Wolfe GI, Herbelin L, Higgs K, Heim AJ, Statland JM, Barohn RJ, Dimachkie MM. Phase 2 trial in acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis of transition from intravenous to subcutaneous immunoglobulin: The MGSCIg study. Eur J Neurol 2023; 30:1417-1424. [PMID: 36779862 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Data on maintenance therapy with subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) in myasthenia gravis (MG) are limited. We report on transitioning acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive (Ab+) MG patients on stable intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) regimens as part of routine clinical care to SCIg 1:1.2. METHODS This multicenter North American open-label prospective investigator-initiated study had two components: the IVIg Stabilization Period (ISP) enrolling patients already on IVIg as part of routine clinical care (Weeks -10 to -1), followed by transition of stable MG subjects to SCIg in the Experimental Treatment Period (ETP; Weeks 0 to 12). We hypothesized that >65% of patients entering the ETP would have a stable Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) score from Week 0 to Week 12. Secondary outcome measures included other efficacy measures, safety, tolerability, IgG levels, and treatment satisfaction. RESULTS We recruited 23 patients in the ISP, and 22 entered the ETP. A total of 12 subjects (54.5%) were female, and 18 (81.8%) were White, with mean age 51.4 ± 17 years. We obtained Week 12 ETP QMG data on 19 of 22; one subject withdrew from ETP owing to clinical deterioration, and two subjects withdrew due to dislike of needles. On primary analysis, 19 of 22 participants (86.4%, 95% confidence interval = 0.72-1.00) were treatment successes using last observation carried forward (p = 0.018). Secondary efficacy measures supported MG stability. SCIg was safe and well tolerated, and IgG levels were stable. Treatment satisfaction was comparable between ISP and ETP. CONCLUSIONS MG patients on IVIg as part of their routine clinical care remained stable on monthly IVIg dosage, and most maintained similar disease stability on SCIg.
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- Mamatha Pasnoor
- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- HonorHealth Neurology, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Nowak RJ, Coffey CS, Goldstein JM, Dimachkie MM, Benatar M, Kissel JT, Wolfe GI, Burns TM, Freimer ML, Nations S, Granit V, Smith AG, Richman DP, Ciafaloni E, Al-Lozi MT, Sams LA, Quan D, Ubogu E, Pearson B, Sharma A, Yankey JW, Uribe L, Shy M, Amato AA, Conwit R, O'Connor KC, Hafler DA, Cudkowicz ME, Barohn RJ. Phase 2 Trial of Rituximab in Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody-Positive Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: The BeatMG Study. Neurology 2022; 98:e376-e389. [PMID: 34857535 PMCID: PMC8793103 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000013121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether rituximab is safe and potentially beneficial, warranting further investigation in an efficacy trial for acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized MG (AChR-Ab+ gMG). METHODS The B-Cell Targeted Treatment in MG (BeatMG) study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter phase-2 trial that utilized a futility design. Individuals 21-90 years of age, with AChR-Ab+ gMG (MG Foundation of America Class II-IV) and receiving prednisone ≥15 mg/day were eligible. The primary outcome was a measure of steroid-sparing effect, defined as the proportion achieving ≥75% reduction in mean daily prednisone dose in the 4-weeks prior to week 52 and with clinical improvement or no significant worsening as compared to the 4-week period prior to randomization. The co-primary outcome was safety. Secondary outcomes included MG-specific clinical assessments. Fifty-two individuals were randomized (1:1) to either a two-cycle rituximab/placebo regimen, with follow-up through 52-weeks. RESULTS Of the 52 participants included, mean (±SD) age at enrollment was 55.1 (±17.1) years; 23 (44.2%) were female, and 31 (59.6%) were MGFA Class II. The mean (±SD) baseline prednisone dose was 22.1 (±9.7) mg/day. The primary steroid-sparing outcome was achieved in 60% of those on rituximab vs. 56% on placebo. The study reached its futility endpoint (p=0.03) suggesting that the pre-defined clinically meaningful improvement of 30% due to rituximab over placebo was unlikely to be achieved in a subsequent, larger trial. No safety issues identified. CONCLUSIONS While rituximab was safe and well-tolerated, these results suggest that there is a low probability of observing the defined clinically meaningful steroid-sparing effect over a 12-month period in a phase-3 trial of mild-moderately symptomatic AChR-Ab+ gMG. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class I evidence that for mild-to-moderate AChR-Ab+ gMG, compared with placebo, rituximab is safe but unlikely to reduce steroid use by an absolute difference of at least 30% at 1 year. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02110706.
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- Richard J Nowak
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Clinical Trials Statistical & Data Management Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Neurology, Kansas University School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Neurology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
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- Clinical Trials Statistical & Data Management Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Clinical Trials Statistical & Data Management Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Clinical Trials Statistical & Data Management Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Rockville, MD
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurology, Kansas University School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
- Department of Neurology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Wolfe GI, Ward ES, de Haard H, Ulrichts P, Mozaffar T, Pasnoor M, Vidarsson G. IgG regulation through FcRn blocking: A novel mechanism for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. J Neurol Sci 2021; 430:118074. [PMID: 34563918 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.118074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is an MHC class I-like molecule that is widely distributed in mammalian organs, tissues, and cells. FcRn is critical to maintaining immunoglobulin G (IgG) and albumin levels through rescuing these molecules from lysosomal degradation. IgG autoantibodies are associated with many autoimmune diseases, including myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare neuromuscular autoimmune disease that causes debilitating and, in its generalized form (gMG), potentially life-threatening muscle weakness. IgG autoantibodies are directly pathogenic in MG and target neuromuscular junction proteins, causing neuromuscular transmission failure. Treatment approaches that reduce autoantibody levels, such as therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin, have been shown to be effective for gMG patients but are not indicated as ongoing maintenance therapies and can be associated with burdensome side effects. Agents that block FcRn-mediated recycling of IgG represent a rational and promising approach for the treatment of gMG. Blocking FcRn allows targeted reduction of all IgG subtypes without decreasing concentrations of other Ig isotypes; therefore, FcRn blocking could be a safe and effective treatment strategy for a broad population of gMG patients. Several FcRn-blocking antibodies and one antibody Fc fragment have been developed and are currently in various stages of clinical development. This article describes the mechanism of FcRn blockade as a novel approach for IgG-mediated disease therapy and reviews promising clinical data using such FcRn blockers for the treatment of gMG.
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- Gil I Wolfe
- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Centre for Cancer Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- argenx, Zwijnaarde, Belgium, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- argenx, Zwijnaarde, Belgium, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Sanquin Research, and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Contreras JP, Salinas R, Vidal C, Hoffmeister L, Wolfe GI, Cea G. Validation of Spanish version of 15-item myasthenia gravis quality-of-life questionnaire. Acta Neurol Scand 2021; 144:546-552. [PMID: 34131909 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to achieve the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the MG-QOL15R questionnaire into Spanish and the analysis of its psychometric properties. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recruited patients with MG, ≥18 years old, whose mother tongue was Spanish. After the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the MG-QOL15-R, the following tests were performed: internal consistency using the Cronbach-α coefficient and corrected item-total correlations; reproducibility with a test-retest analysis using intraclass correlation coefficients; and concurrent validity using Spearman's correlation coefficient of the Spanish language MG-QOL15R-S, Myasthenia Gravis Activity of Daily Living (MG-ADL) and Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) scores. As an approximation to construct validity, the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test was performed between MG-QOL15R-S scores according to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America classification. RESULTS A total of 83 MG patients were enrolled, mean age 48.19 ± 17.25 years; 58 (69.9%) were women. The mean MG-QOL15R-S score was 11.3 ± 7.1. Cronbach-α coefficient was 0.92. Item-total correlation ranged between 0.43 and 0.75. Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.80. The Spearman correlation coefficient was 0.637 (p-value < .001) for MG-ADL and 0.487 (p-value < .001) for QMG. Mann-Whitney U tests of the mean MG-QOL15R-S scores were significantly different according to the clinical severity (p-value < .001). CONCLUSIONS The Spanish version of the MG-QOL15R is a valid and reliable instrument and potentially useful for measuring health-related quality of life in Spanish-speaking MG patients.
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- Juan Pablo Contreras
- Departamento de Ciencias Neurologicas Oriente Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Neurologicas Oriente Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
- Servicio de Neurologia, Hospital Salvador Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Oriente Santiago Chile
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- Escuela de Salud Pública Universidad Mayor Santiago Chile
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- Department of Neurology University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences State University of New York Buffalo NY USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Neurologicas Oriente Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
- Servicio de Neurologia, Hospital Salvador Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Oriente Santiago Chile
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ABSTRACT This update covers recommendations for myasthenia gravis (MG) in patients with coronavirus 2019 disease as well as reports of the clinical features of patients with MG and coronavirus 2019. Updated advisory committee recommendations for the use of thymectomy in generalized MG are also provided. Other MG topics include lipoprotein receptor-4 and agrin antibody associations, factors influencing conversion of ocular to generalized MG, the use of rituximab for more recent onset disease, immunoglobulins for maintenance therapy, and fatigue and depression.
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- David Lacomis
- Departments of Neurology and Pathology (Neuropathology), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; and
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/SUNY, Buffalo, NY
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Cudkowicz M, Chase MK, Coffey CS, Ecklund DJ, Thornell BJ, Lungu C, Mahoney K, Gutmann L, Shefner JM, Staley KJ, Bosch M, Foster E, Long JD, Bayman EO, Torner J, Yankey J, Peters R, Huff T, Conwit RA, Shinnar S, Patch D, Darras BT, Ellis A, Packer RJ, Marder KS, Chiriboga CA, Henchcliffe C, Moran JA, Nikolov B, Factor SA, Seeley C, Greenberg SM, Amato AA, DeGregorio S, Simuni T, Ward T, Kissel JT, Kolb SJ, Bartlett A, Quinn JF, Keith K, Levine SR, Gilles N, Coyle PK, Lamb J, Wolfe GI, Crumlish A, Mejico L, Iqbal MM, Bowen JD, Tongco C, Nabors LB, Bashir K, Benge M, McDonald CM, Henricson EK, Oskarsson B, Dobkin BH, Canamar C, Glauser TA, Woo D, Molloy A, Clark P, Vollmer TL, Stein AJ, Barohn RJ, Dimachkie MM, Le Pichon JB, Benatar MG, Steele J, Wechsler L, Clemens PR, Amity C, Holloway RG, Annis C, Goldberg MP, Andersen M, Iannaccone ST, Smith AG, Singleton JR, Doudova M, Haley EC, Quigg MS, Lowenhaupt S, Malow BA, Adkins K, Clifford DB, Teshome MA, Connolly N. Seven-Year Experience From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke-Supported Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials. JAMA Neurol 2021; 77:755-763. [PMID: 32202612 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Importance One major advantage of developing large, federally funded networks for clinical research in neurology is the ability to have a trial-ready network that can efficiently conduct scientifically rigorous projects to improve the health of people with neurologic disorders. Observations National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT) was established in 2011 and renewed in 2018 with the goal of being an efficient network to test between 5 and 7 promising new agents in phase II clinical trials. A clinical coordinating center, data coordinating center, and 25 sites were competitively chosen. Common infrastructure was developed to accelerate timelines for clinical trials, including central institutional review board (a first for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke), master clinical trial agreements, the use of common data elements, and experienced research sites and coordination centers. During the first 7 years, the network exceeded the goal of conducting 5 to 7 studies, with 9 funded. High interest was evident by receipt of 148 initial applications for potential studies in various neurologic disorders. Across the first 8 studies (the ninth study was funded at end of initial funding period), the central institutional review board approved the initial protocol in a mean (SD) of 59 (21) days, and additional sites were added a mean (SD) of 22 (18) days after submission. The median time from central institutional review board approval to first site activation was 47.5 days (mean, 102.1; range, 1-282) and from first site activation to first participant consent was 27 days (mean, 37.5; range, 0-96). The median time for database readiness was 3.5 months (mean, 4.0; range, 0-8) from funding receipt. In the 4 completed studies, enrollment met or exceeded expectations with 96% overall data accuracy across all sites. Nine peer-reviewed manuscripts were published, and 22 oral presentations or posters and 9 invited presentations were given at regional, national, and international meetings. Conclusions and Relevance NeuroNEXT initiated 8 studies, successfully enrolled participants at or ahead of schedule, collected high-quality data, published primary results in high-impact journals, and provided mentorship, expert statistical, and trial management support to several new investigators. Partnerships were successfully created between government, academia, industry, foundations, and patient advocacy groups. Clinical trial consortia can efficiently and successfully address a range of important neurologic research and therapeutic questions.
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- Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Barrow Neurological Institute, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
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- Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Montefiore Medical Center: Einstein Campus, Bronx, New York
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- Montefiore Medical Center: Einstein Campus, Bronx, New York
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook
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- Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook
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- University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida
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Howard JF, Nowak RJ, Wolfe GI, Freimer ML, Vu TH, Hinton JL, Benatar M, Duda PW, MacDougall JE, Farzaneh-Far R, Kaminski HJ, Barohn R, Dimachkie M, Pasnoor M, Farmakidis C, Liu T, Colgan S, Benatar MG, Bertorini T, Pillai R, Henegar R, Bromberg M, Gibson S, Janecki T, Freimer M, Elsheikh B, Matisak P, Genge A, Guidon A, David W, Habib AA, Mathew V, Mozaffar T, Hinton JL, Hewitt W, Barnett D, Sullivan P, Ho D, Howard JF, Traub RE, Chopra M, Kaminski HJ, Aly R, Bayat E, Abu-Rub M, Khan S, Lange D, Holzberg S, Khatri B, Lindman E, Olapo T, Sershon LM, Lisak RP, Bernitsas E, Jia K, Malik R, Lewis-Collins TD, Nicolle M, Nowak RJ, Sharma A, Roy B, Nye J, Pulley M, Berger A, Shabbir Y, Sachdev A, Patterson K, Siddiqi Z, Sivak M, Bratton J, Small G, Kohli A, Fetter M, Vu T, Lam L, Harvey B, Wolfe GI, Silvestri N, Patrick K, Zakalik K, Duda PW, MacDougall J, Farzaneh-Far R, Pontius A, Hoarty M. Clinical Effects of the Self-administered Subcutaneous Complement Inhibitor Zilucoplan in Patients With Moderate to Severe Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: Results of a Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol 2021; 77:582-592. [PMID: 32065623 PMCID: PMC7042797 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.5125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Question What are the clinical effects of zilucoplan, a subcutaneously self-administered macrocyclic peptide inhibitor of complement component 5, in a broad population of patients with moderate to severe acetylcholine receptor autoantibody–positive generalized myasthenia gravis? Findings In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter phase 2 trial, zilucoplan yielded rapid, clinically meaningful, statistically significant, and sustained improvements in the primary and key secondary end points. Near-complete complement inhibition was associated with a faster onset and greater magnitude of benefit than submaximal complement inhibition, and favorable safety and tolerability were observed. Meaning The findings support a potential therapeutic role for zilucoplan in generalized myasthenia gravis and further evaluation in a phase 3 study. Importance Many patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) have substantial clinical disability, persistent disease burden, and adverse effects attributable to chronic immunosuppression. Therefore, there is a significant need for targeted, well-tolerated therapies with the potential to improve disease control and enhance quality of life. Objective To evaluate the clinical effects of zilucoplan, a subcutaneously (SC) self-administered macrocyclic peptide inhibitor of complement component 5, in a broad population of patients with moderate to severe gMG. Design, Setting, and Participants This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial at 25 study sites across North America recruited participants between December 2017 and August 2018. Fifty-seven patients were screened, of whom 12 did not meet inclusion criteria and 1 was lost to follow-up after randomization but before receiving study drug, resulting in a total of 44 acetylcholine receptor autoantibody (AChR-Ab)–positive patients with gMG with baseline Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) scores of at least 12, regardless of treatment history. Interventions Patients were randomized 1:1:1 to a daily SC self-injection of placebo, 0.1-mg/kg zilucoplan, or 0.3-mg/kg zilucoplan for 12 weeks. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary and key secondary end points were the change from baseline to week 12 in QMG and MG Activities of Daily Living scores, respectively. Significance testing was prespecified at a 1-sided α of .10. Safety and tolerability were also assessed. Results The study of 44 patients was well balanced across the 3 treatment arms with respect to key demographic and disease-specific variables. The mean age of patients across all 3 treatment groups ranged from 45.5 to 54.6 years and most patients were white (average proportions across 3 treatment groups: 78.6%-86.7%). Clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in primary and key secondary efficacy end points were observed. Zilucoplan at a dose of 0.3 mg/kg SC daily resulted in a mean reduction from baseline of 6.0 points in the QMG score (placebo-corrected change, –2.8; P = .05) and 3.4 points in the MG Activities of Daily Living score (placebo-corrected change, –2.3; P = .04). Clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements were also observed in other secondary end points, the MG Composite and MG Quality-of-Life scores. Outcomes for the 0.1-mg/kg SC daily dose were also statistically significant but slower in onset and less pronounced than with the 0.3-mg/kg dose. Rescue therapy (intravenous immunoglobulin or plasma exchange) was required in 3 of 15, 1 of 15, and 0 of 14 participants in the placebo, 0.1-mg/kg zilucoplan, and 0.3-mg/kg zilucoplan arms, respectively. Zilucoplan was observed to have a favorable safety and tolerability profile. Conclusions and Relevance Zilucoplan yielded rapid, meaningful, and sustained improvements over 12 weeks in a broad population of patients with moderate to severe AChR-Ab–positive gMG. Near-complete complement inhibition appeared superior to submaximal inhibition. The observed safety and tolerability profile of zilucoplan was favorable. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03315130.
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- Ra Pharmaceuticals Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lahey Hospital, Burlington, Massachusetts
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- George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Irving
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
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- Center for Neurological Disorders, St Francis Hospital at Ascension, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for Neurological Disorders, St Francis Hospital at Ascension, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for Neurological Disorders, St Francis Hospital at Ascension, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for Neurological Disorders, St Francis Hospital at Ascension, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
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- Allegheny Neurological Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Allegheny Neurological Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Allegheny Neurological Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- University of South Florida, Tampa
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- University of South Florida, Tampa
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- Ra Pharmaceuticals Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Verma R, Wolfe GI, Kupersmith MJ. Ocular myasthenia gravis - How effective is low dose prednisone long term? J Neurol Sci 2020; 420:117274. [PMID: 33360170 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Controversy persists on the best treatment to control ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) and reduce conversion to generalized myasthenia gravis (GMG). We hypothesized that low dose prednisone could accomplish both in a cohort of OMG patients followed after three years. METHODS We reviewed the records of 168 patients who presented with OMG. Our study included 103 of the OMG patients who met inclusion criteria, requiring follow up for a minimum of 3 years without disease generalization. Low dose prednisone was defined as ≤7.5 mg per day. The main outcome was having single vision without ptosis blocking vision, measured by binocular single vision (BSV) and upper lid position. We also analyzed late progression to GMG. RESULTS Of 87 patients treated with prednisone, chronic low dose prednisone alone restored BSV in 47 patients (46% of all patients) without GMG. Pyridostigmine monotherapy restored BSV in 11/14 patients (11% of all patients). Other immunomodulatory therapy (OIT) was needed in 38 patients (37%). Medical therapy maintained BSV at last evaluation (mean follow up 8.2 ± 5.0 years) in 93 patients (90%). GMG developed in 10 patients (10%) during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION In OMG patients who do not generalize before 3 years, chronic long term prednisone at lower doses is moderately effective in maintaining optimum BSV. However, OIT are commonly required in these patients. In these OMG patients receiving prednisone and/or OIT, conversion to GMG after three years of disease is uncommon.
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- Rashmi Verma
- Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Univ. at Buffalo/ SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States of America
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- Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology & Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospitals and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, United States of America.
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Mantegazza R, Wolfe GI, Muppidi S, Wiendl H, Fujita KP, O'Brien FL, Booth HDE, Howard JF. Post-intervention Status in Patients With Refractory Myasthenia Gravis Treated With Eculizumab During REGAIN and Its Open-Label Extension. Neurology 2020; 96:e610-e618. [PMID: 33229455 PMCID: PMC7905790 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate whether eculizumab helps patients with anti–acetylcholine receptor–positive (AChR+) refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) achieve the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) post-intervention status of minimal manifestations (MM), we assessed patients' status throughout REGAIN (Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab in AChR+ Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis) and its open-label extension. Methods Patients who completed the REGAIN randomized controlled trial and continued into the open-label extension were included in this tertiary endpoint analysis. Patients were assessed for the MGFA post-intervention status of improved, unchanged, worse, MM, and pharmacologic remission at defined time points during REGAIN and through week 130 of the open-label study. Results A total of 117 patients completed REGAIN and continued into the open-label study (eculizumab/eculizumab: 56; placebo/eculizumab: 61). At week 26 of REGAIN, more eculizumab-treated patients than placebo-treated patients achieved a status of improved (60.7% vs 41.7%) or MM (25.0% vs 13.3%; common OR: 2.3; 95% CI: 1.1–4.5). After 130 weeks of eculizumab treatment, 88.0% of patients achieved improved status and 57.3% of patients achieved MM status. The safety profile of eculizumab was consistent with its known profile and no new safety signals were detected. Conclusion Eculizumab led to rapid and sustained achievement of MM in patients with AChR+ refractory gMG. These findings support the use of eculizumab in this previously difficult-to-treat patient population. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier REGAIN, NCT01997229; REGAIN open-label extension, NCT02301624. Classification of Evidence This study provides Class II evidence that, after 26 weeks of eculizumab treatment, 25.0% of adults with AChR+ refractory gMG achieved MM, compared with 13.3% who received placebo.
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- Renato Mantegazza
- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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- From the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (R.M.), Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (S.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (K.P.F.), Cambridge, MA; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (F.L.O.), Boston, MA; Oxford PharmaGenesis (H.D.E.B.), UK; and Department of Neurology (J.F.H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. K.P.F. was formerly affiliated with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA.
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Piehl F, Wolfe GI. Is the treatment of myasthenia gravis improving? Neurology 2020; 95:509-510. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Green JD, Barohn RJ, Bartoccion E, Benatar M, Blackmore D, Chaudhry V, Chopra M, Corse A, Dimachkie MM, Evoli A, Florence J, Freimer M, Howard JF, Jiwa T, Kaminski HJ, Kissel JT, Koopman WJ, Lipscomb B, Maestri M, Marino M, Massey JM, McVey A, Mezei MM, Muppidi S, Nicolle MW, Oger J, Pascuzzi RM, Pasnoor M, Pestronk A, Provenzano C, Ricciardi R, Richman DP, Rowin J, Sanders DB, Siddiqi Z, Soloway A, Wolfe GI, Wulf C, Drachman DB, Traynor BJ. Epidemiological evidence for a hereditary contribution to myasthenia gravis: a retrospective cohort study of patients from North America. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e037909. [PMID: 32948566 PMCID: PMC7511637 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To approximate the rate of familial myasthenia gravis and the coexistence of other autoimmune disorders in the patients and their families. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Clinics across North America. PARTICIPANTS The study included 1032 patients diagnosed with acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR)-positive myasthenia gravis. METHODS Phenotype information of 1032 patients diagnosed with AChR-positive myasthenia gravis was obtained from clinics at 14 centres across North America between January 2010 and January 2011. A critical review of the epidemiological literature on the familial rate of myasthenia gravis was also performed. RESULTS Among 1032 patients, 58 (5.6%) reported a family history of myasthenia gravis. A history of autoimmune diseases was present in 26.6% of patients and in 28.4% of their family members. DISCUSSION The familial rate of myasthenia gravis was higher than would be expected for a sporadic disease. Furthermore, a high proportion of patients had a personal or family history of autoimmune disease. Taken together, these findings suggest a genetic contribution to the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis.
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- Joshua D Green
- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Unit, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli"-I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Istituto di Neurologia, Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli"-I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Division of Neurology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli"-I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology, Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- APAC Centers for Pain Management Wellness and Integrative Neurology, Westchester, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Unit, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lee I, Kuo HC, Aban IB, Cutter GR, McPherson T, Kaminski HJ, Sussman J, Ströbel P, Oger J, Cea G, Heckmann JM, Evoli A, Nix W, Ciafaloni E, Antonini G, Witoonpanich R, King JO, Beydoun SR, Chalk CH, Barboi AC, Amato AA, Shaibani AI, Katirji B, Lecky BRF, Buckley C, Vincent A, Dias-Tosta E, Yoshikawa H, Waddington-Cruz M, Pulley MT, Rivner MH, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Pascuzzi RM, Jackson CE, Verschuuren JJG, Massey JM, Kissel JT, Werneck LC, Benatar M, Barohn RJ, Tandan R, Mozaffar T, Conwit R, Minisman G, Sonett JR, Wolfe GI. Minimal manifestation status and prednisone withdrawal in the MGTX trial. Neurology 2020; 95:e755-e766. [PMID: 32611638 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether sustained minimal manifestation status (MMS) with complete withdrawal of prednisone is better achieved in thymectomized patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS This study is a post hoc analysis of data from a randomized trial of thymectomy in MG (Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone Therapy [MGTX]). MGTX was a multicenter, randomized, rater-blinded 3-year trial that was followed by a voluntary 2-year extension for patients with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive MG without thymoma. Patients were randomized 1:1 to thymectomy plus prednisone vs prednisone alone. Participants were age 18-65 years at enrollment with disease duration less than 5 years. All patients received oral prednisone titrated up to 100 mg on alternate days until they achieved MMS, which prompted a standardized prednisone taper as long as MMS was maintained. The achievement rate of sustained MMS (no symptoms of MG for 6 months) with complete withdrawal of prednisone was compared between the thymectomy plus prednisone and prednisone alone groups. RESULTS Patients with MG in the thymectomy plus prednisone group achieved sustained MMS with complete withdrawal of prednisone more frequently (64% vs 38%) and quickly compared to the prednisone alone group (median time 30 months vs no median time achieved, p < 0.001) over the 5-year study period. Prednisone-associated adverse symptoms were more frequent in the prednisone alone group and distress level increased with higher doses of prednisone. CONCLUSIONS Thymectomy benefits patients with MG by increasing the likelihood of achieving sustained MMS with complete withdrawal of prednisone. CLINICALTRIALSGOV IDENTIFIER NCT00294658. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that for patients with generalized MG with AChR antibody, those receiving thymectomy plus prednisone are more likely to attain sustained MMS and complete prednisone withdrawal than those on prednisone alone.
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- Ikjae Lee
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY.
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Jon Sussman
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Philipp Ströbel
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Joel Oger
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Gabriel Cea
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Jeannine M Heckmann
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Amelia Evoli
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Wilfred Nix
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Emma Ciafaloni
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Giovanni Antonini
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Rawiphan Witoonpanich
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - John O King
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Said R Beydoun
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Colin H Chalk
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Alexandru C Barboi
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Anthony A Amato
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Aziz I Shaibani
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Bashar Katirji
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Bryan R F Lecky
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Camilla Buckley
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Angela Vincent
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Elza Dias-Tosta
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Hiroaki Yoshikawa
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Marcia Waddington-Cruz
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Michael T Pulley
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Michael H Rivner
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Robert M Pascuzzi
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Carlayne E Jackson
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Jan J G Verschuuren
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Janice M Massey
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - John T Kissel
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Lineu C Werneck
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Michael Benatar
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Richard J Barohn
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Rup Tandan
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Tahseen Mozaffar
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
| | - Robin Conwit
- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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- From the Departments of Neurology (I.L.) and Biostatistics (H.-C.K., I.B.A., G.R.C., T.M., G.M.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Neurology (H.J.K.), George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Greater Manchester Neuroscience Center, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK; Institute of Pathology (P.S.), University Medical Center Göttingen; Division of Neurology (J.O.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neurology (G.C.), University of Chile, Santiago; Division of Neurology (J.M.H.), Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (W.N.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Department of Neurology (E.C.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; Department of Neurosciences (G.A.), Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Division of Neurology (R.W.), Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Neurology (J.O.K.), Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia; Department of Neurology (S.R.B.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.H.C.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Department of Neurology (A.C.B.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Department of Neurology (A.A.A.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nerve and Muscle Center of Texas (A.I.S.), Houston; Department of Neurology (B.K.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.R.F.L.), Liverpool; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (C.B., A.V.), Oxford University, UK; Unit of Neurology (E.D.-T.), University of Brasilia, Brazil; Department of Neurology (H.Y.), Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Neurology (M.W.-C.), Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.T.P.), University of Florida, Jacksonville; Department of Neurology (M.H.R.), Augusta University, GA; Department of Neurology (A.K.-P.), Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (C.E.J.), University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio; Department of Neurology (J.J.G.V.), Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Neurology (J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (J.T.K.), Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Department of Neurology (L.C.W.), Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, FL; Department of Neurology (R.J.B.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurological Sciences (R.T.), University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington; Department of Neurology (T.M.), University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange; Division of Extramural Research (R.C.), NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD; Section of General Thoracic Surgery (J.R.S.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York; and Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY
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McPherson T, Aban I, Duda PW, Farzaneh-Far R, Wolfe GI, Kaminski HJ, Cutter G, Lee I. Correlation of Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis and Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living scales in the MGTX study. Muscle Nerve 2020; 62:261-266. [PMID: 32369631 PMCID: PMC7496446 DOI: 10.1002/mus.26910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Introduction Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) and Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG‐ADL) scales were compared using the data from the Thymectomy Trial in Non‐Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone Therapy (MGTX) study. Methods Correlation between QMG and MG‐ADL raw and change‐from‐baseline scores was calculated every 3 months for 60 months based on treatment groups and minimal manifestation status (MMS). Results QMG and MG‐ADL change‐from‐baseline scores correlated significantly, with increasing strength of correlation over time, in both treatment groups. QMG and MG‐ADL raw scores correlated significantly in both treatment groups, with increasing correlation only in the prednisone‐alone group. Correlation between raw scores was weaker in patients who were in MMS, demonstrating a “floor effect” on the MG‐ADL scale. Raw QMG scores could be modeled assuming a normal distribution, whereas raw MG‐ADL scores could not be modeled this way. Discussion The floor effect and skewed distribution of the MG‐ADL measure should be taken into account in the design of myasthenia gravis clinical trials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tarrant McPherson
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Sanders DB, Wolfe GI, Narayanaswami P. Developing treatment guidelines for myasthenia gravis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1412:95-101. [PMID: 29381223 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A task force of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America recently published a formal consensus statement intended to be a treatment guide for clinicians caring for myasthenia gravis (MG) patients worldwide. Its development was stimulated by the fact that there is generally no accepted standard of care for MG, and no one treatment is best for all MG patients. Also, there are few randomized trials of treatments in current use, and the generalizability of the few trials that have been successful may be difficult. Fifteen international experts in MG participated in the consensus process, which used a simple consensus to develop preliminary definitions and the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to quantify agreement on treatment guidance statements for seven topics: symptomatic and immunosuppressive treatment, intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange, impending and manifest myasthenic crisis, thymectomy, juvenile MG, MG with muscle-specific tyrosine kinase antibodies, and MG in pregnancy. The executive summary of the guidance statement was published with open access to facilitate access by patients and healthcare professionals, and the full statement, with extensive background information, is available online. The guidance statement is a living document that will require updates as new treatments and new information on current treatments become available.
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- Donald B Sanders
- Department of Neurology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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The first randomized blinded study of thymectomy in nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis was designed to answer 3 questions: does the combination of prednisone and removal of the thymus gland via extended transsternal thymectomy after 3 years compared with an identical dosing protocol of prednisone alone (1) lead to better disease status for generalized MG patients with antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies, (2) reduce their prednisone requirements, and/or (3) reduce the side-effect burden from medications used to treat the disease? The study demonstrated that thymectomy confers these benefits for patients and sets the stage for inquiries into the benefits of less-invasive approaches to thymic resection.
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- Wentao Mi
- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, 1010 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, 1010 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo/SUNY, 1010 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA.
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Wolfe GI, Kaminski HJ, Aban IB, Minisman G, Kuo HC, Marx A, Ströbel P, Mazia C, Oger J, Cea JG, Heckmann JM, Evoli A, Nix W, Ciafaloni E, Antonini G, Witoonpanich R, King JO, Beydoun SR, Chalk CH, Barboi AC, Amato AA, Shaibani AI, Katirji B, Lecky BRF, Buckley C, Vincent A, Dias-Tosta E, Yoshikawa H, Waddington-Cruz M, Pulley MT, Rivner MH, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Pascuzzi RM, Jackson CE, Verschuuren JJGM, Massey JM, Kissel JT, Werneck LC, Benatar M, Barohn RJ, Tandan R, Mozaffar T, Silvestri NJ, Conwit R, Sonett JR, Jaretzki A, Newsom-Davis J, Cutter GR. Long-term effect of thymectomy plus prednisone versus prednisone alone in patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: 2-year extension of the MGTX randomised trial. Lancet Neurol 2019; 18:259-268. [PMID: 30692052 PMCID: PMC6774753 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30392-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone (MGTX) showed that thymectomy combined with prednisone was superior to prednisone alone in improving clinical status as measured by the Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) score in patients with generalised non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis at 3 years. We investigated the long-term effects of thymectomy up to 5 years on clinical status, medication requirements, and adverse events. METHODS We did a rater-blinded 2-year extension study at 36 centres in 15 countries for all patients who completed the randomised controlled MGTX and were willing to participate. MGTX patients were aged 18 to 65 years at enrolment, had generalised non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis of less than 5 years' duration, had acetylcholine receptor antibody titres of 1·00 nmol/L or higher (or concentrations of 0·50-0·99 nmol/L if diagnosis was confirmed by positive edrophonium or abnormal repetitive nerve stimulation, or abnormal single fibre electromyography), had Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Clinical Classification Class II-IV disease, and were on optimal anticholinesterase therapy with or without oral corticosteroids. In MGTX, patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to either thymectomy plus prednisone or prednisone alone. All patients in both groups received oral prednisone at doses titrated up to 100 mg on alternate days until they achieved minimal manifestation status. The primary endpoints of the extension phase were the time-weighted means of the QMG score and alternate-day prednisone dose from month 0 to month 60. Analyses were by intention to treat. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00294658. It is closed to new participants, with follow-up completed. FINDINGS Of the 111 patients who completed the 3-year MGTX, 68 (61%) entered the extension study between Sept 1, 2009, and Aug 26, 2015 (33 in the prednisone alone group and 35 in the prednisone plus thymectomy group). 50 (74%) patients completed the 60-month assessment, 24 in the prednisone alone group and 26 in the prednisone plus thymectomy group. At 5 years, patients in the thymectomy plus prednisone group had significantly lower time-weighted mean QMG scores (5·47 [SD 3·87] vs 9·34 [5·08]; p=0·0007) and mean alternate-day prednisone doses (24 mg [SD 21] vs 48 mg [29]; p=0·0002) than did those in the prednisone alone group. 14 (42%) of 33 patients in the prednisone group, and 12 (34%) of 35 in the thymectomy plus prednisone group, had at least one adverse event by month 60. No treatment-related deaths were reported during the extension phase. INTERPRETATION At 5 years, thymectomy plus prednisone continues to confer benefits in patients with generalised non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis compared with prednisone alone. Although caution is appropriate when generalising our findings because of the small sample size of our study, they nevertheless provide further support for the benefits of thymectomy in patients with generalised non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis. FUNDING National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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- Gil I Wolfe
- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Johanes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Centre, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Unit of Neurology, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasília, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Centre, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Division of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Centre, New York, NY, USA
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- Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Centre, New York, NY, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Levine TD, Katz JS, Barohn R, Vaughan LJ, Dimachkie MM, Saperstein DS, Mozaffar T, Wolfe GI, Mayo MS, Badger GJ, Katzin L, Ritt E, Greer M, DiStefano J, Schmidt PM. Review process for IVIg treatment: Lessons learned from INSIGHTS neuropathy study. Neurol Clin Pract 2018; 8:429-436. [PMID: 30564497 PMCID: PMC6276327 DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background This project is an effort to understand how orders for IV immunoglobulin (IVIg) are documented and prescribed by physicians, and subsequently, how they are reviewed by insurance companies for the treatment of immune neuropathies. Methods A panel of neuromuscular specialists reviewed case records from 248 IVIg-naive patients whose in-home IVIg infusion treatment was submitted to insurance for authorization. After reviewing a case record, 1 panelist was asked to make a diagnosis and to answer several questions about the treatment. A second panelist reviewed the original record and follow-up records that were obtained for reauthorization of additional treatments and was asked to determine whether the patient had responded to the treatment. Results Our specialists believed that only 32.2% of 248 patients had an immune neuropathy and were appropriate candidates for IVIg therapy, whereas 46.4% had neuropathies that were not immune mediated. Only 15.3% of cases met electrodiagnostic criteria for a demyelinating neuropathy. Our specialists believed that 36.7% of 128 cases with follow-up records had responded to therapy. In cases in which the initial reviewer had predicted that there would be a response to IVIg, the second reviewer found that 54% had responded. This is compared with a 27% response rate when the first reviewer predicted that there would be no response (p = 0.019). Conclusions Our expert review finds that the diagnosis of immune neuropathies made by providers, and subsequently approved for IVIg therapy by payers, is incorrect in a large percentage of cases. If payers include an expert in their review process, it would improve patient selection, appropriate use, and continuation of treatment with this expensive therapeutic agent.
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- Todd D Levine
- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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- Phoenix Neurological Associates, AZ (TDL, DSS); California Pacific Medical Center (JSK), San Francisco; The University of Kansas School of Medicine (RB, MMD, MSM); NuFACTOR, Inc. (LJV, GJB, ER, MG, JD, PMS), Temecula, CA; University of California Irvine (TM); State University of New York at Buffalo (GIW); and Grand Rounds LLC (LK), San Francisco, CA
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Sanders DB, Wolfe GI, Narayanaswami P. Author response: International consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis: Executive summary. Neurology 2018; 88:505-506. [PMID: 28138082 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Weis CA, Aban IB, Cutter G, Kaminski HJ, Scharff C, Grießmann BW, Deligianni M, Kayser K, Wolfe GI, Ströbel P, Marx A. Histopathology of thymectomy specimens from the MGTX-trial: Entropy analysis as strategy to quantify spatial heterogeneity of lymphoid follicle and fat distribution. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197435. [PMID: 29897907 PMCID: PMC5999223 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The thymectomy specimens from the "thymectomy trial in non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis patients receiving prednisone therapy" (MGTX) underwent rigid and comprehensive work-up, which permits analysis of the spatial distribution of histological and immunohistological features. This analysis revealed strong intra- and inter-case variability. While many histological features (e.g. median percent fat content among different specimens) can easily be correlated with clinical parameters, intra-case spatial variability of histological features has yet defied quantification and statistical evaluation. To overcome this gap in digital pathology, we here propose intra-case entropy of measured histological features in all available slides of a given thymectomy specimen as a quantitative marker of spatial histological heterogeneity. Calculation of entropy led to one value per specimen and histological feature. Through these 'entropy values' the so far neglected degree of spatial histological heterogeneity could be fed into statistical analyses, extending the scope of clinico-pathological correlations.
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- Cleo-Aron Weis
- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, United States of America
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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Gwathmey KG, Sadjadi R, Horton WB, Conaway MR, Barnett-Tapia C, Bril V, Russell JW, Shaibani A, Mauermann ML, Hehir MK, Kolb N, Guptill J, Hobson-Webb L, Gable K, Raja S, Silvestri N, Wolfe GI, Smith AG, Malik R, Traub R, Joshi A, Elliott MP, Jones S, Burns TM. Validation of a simple disease-specific, quality-of-life measure for diabetic polyneuropathy: CAPPRI. Neurology 2018; 90:e2034-e2041. [PMID: 29728528 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We studied the performance of a 15-item, health-related quality-of-life polyneuropathy scale in the clinic setting in patients with diabetic distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN). METHODS Patients with DSPN from 11 academic sites completed a total of 231 Chronic Acquired Polyneuropathy Patient-Reported Index (CAPPRI) scales during their clinic visits. Conventional and modern psychometric analyses were performed on the completed forms. RESULTS Conventional and modern analyses generally indicated excellent psychometric properties of the CAPPRI in patients with DSPN. For example, the CAPPRI demonstrated unidimensionality and performed like an interval-level scale. CONCLUSION Attributes of the CAPPRI for DSPN include ease of use and interpretation; unidimensionality, allowing scores to be summed; adequate coverage of disease severity; and the scale's ability to address relevant life domains. Furthermore, the CAPPRI is free and in the public domain. The CAPPRI may assist the clinician and patient with DSPN in estimating disease-specific quality of life, especially in terms of pain, sleep, psychological well-being, and everyday function. The CAPPRI may be most useful in the everyday clinical setting but merits further study in this setting, as well as the clinical trial setting.
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- Kelly G Gwathmey
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Mark R Conaway
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Carolina Barnett-Tapia
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - James W Russell
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Aziz Shaibani
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Michelle L Mauermann
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Michael K Hehir
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Noah Kolb
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Jeffrey Guptill
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Lisa Hobson-Webb
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Shruti Raja
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Nicholas Silvestri
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - A Gordon Smith
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Rebecca Traub
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
| | - Ted M Burns
- From the Departments of Neurology (K.G.G., A.J., M.P.E., S.J., T.M.B.), Internal Medicine (W.B.H.), and Public Health Sciences (M.R.C.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (R.S.), Boston, MA; Division of Neurology (C.B.-T., V.B.), Department of Medicine, The Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Toronto and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Neurology (J.W.R.), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Department of Neurology (A.S.), Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX; Department of Neurology (M.L.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (M.K.H., N.K.), University of Vermont, Burlington; Department of Neurology (J.G., L.H.-W., K.G., S.R.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (N.S., G.I.W.), University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (A.G.S.), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Department of Neurology (R.T.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Benatar M, Howard JF, Barohn R, Wolfe GI, Cutter G. Learning from the past: reflections on recently completed myasthenia gravis trials. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2017; 1412:5-13. [PMID: 29064567 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Recently competed clinical trials of therapeutics for myasthenia gravis have varied widely in design, but also perhaps in less explicit ways. We explore ways in which these design characteristics may have influenced recruitment and results, as well as the implications for forthcoming studies. Trial eligibility criteria may inadvertently select for incident versus prevalent cases or patients with relatively mild versus more severe disease. Trial enrichment with patients who have relatively mild disease may limit the sensitivity of the trial to detect a therapeutic effect. Enrichment for patients with more severe disease may introduce confounds caused by regression toward the mean. Overly narrow eligibility may limit the generalizability of results. An exclusive focus on incident cases may hamper recruitment, as may many other factors, such as access to the experimental therapeutic treatment outside of the trial or following completion of the double-blind treatment period. We illustrate how other design characteristics (e.g., treatment duration, strategy for steroid tapering, selection of the primary outcome, and principal analytic approach) may affect the sensitivity of a trial to demonstrate therapeutic effects. Finally, we consider the importance of placebo effects, being careful to differentiate these from therapeutic effects observed in the placebo group, and discuss how the use of combined outcome measures may minimize placebo effects.
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- Michael Benatar
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Silvestri NJ, Wolfe GI. Start high, then go low: An effective strategy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Muscle Nerve 2017; 55:773-774. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.25654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Nicholas J. Silvestri
- Department of NeurologyUniversity at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York100 High StreetBuffalo New York14203 USA
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York100 High StreetBuffalo New York14203 USA
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- Nicholas J. Silvestri
- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo
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Allen JA, Gelinas DF, Lewis RA, Nowak RJ, Wolfe GI. Optimizing the Use of Outcome Measures in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.17925/usn.2017.13.01.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The challenges encountered during the assessment of patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) are many. Ideally, CIDP outcome measures capture impairments in disability, strength, and sensory dysfunction, and quality of life (QoL). A number of outcome measures have been validated for this purpose. Disability outcomes include the adjusted inflammatory neuropathy cause and treatment (INCAT) disability score, INCAT overall disability sum score (ODSS), and overall neuropathy limitations scale (ONLS). A more sensitive disability score, the inflammatory Rasch-built overall disability scale (I-RODS), has also been validated for use in clinical trials and may better capture clinically meaningful changes in those with CIDP. Strength and sensory impairment can be assessed in a number of ways, including the INCAT sensory subscore (ISS), Medical Research Council sum score, and Martin vigorimeter or Jamar dynamometer grip strength. However, the feasibility of applying and interpreting these measures during routine daily practice has been questioned. Furthermore, these outcome measures may not reflect other factors that can impair QoL in those affected by CIDP, such as pain and fatigue. A valid, reliable, and responsive composite measure that addresses all aspects of impairment faced by patients with CIDP remains an unmet need in clinical practice.
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OBJECTIVES Many advances have been made in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of myasthenia gravis (MG) and most patients will eventually progress to experience minimal manifestations (MM) of the disease or remission. However, there is a paucity of literature on medication dosing needed to achieve such a favorable clinical status in the long term. The objective of this article was to (1) study the course of MG and identify clinical predictors of maintenance of eventual disease remission or minimal manifestations and (2) determine if patients on low-dose medications have comparable MG Foundation of America (MGFA) scores and postintervention statuses (PIS) with those on conventional therapeutic dosing. METHODS This is a retrospective longitudinal chart review of 74 patients with MG. A subset of 28 of 74 patients diagnosed with MG after 2000 who were followed for at least 3 consecutive years from the year of diagnosis were also analyzed. An annual MGFA score, PIS, medication doses, and thymectomy status were obtained. Remission or MM of disease was defined as MGFA clinical classification <2 that persisted over the past 2 follow-up visits. RESULTS Thirty-four of 74 patients were on low-dose medications at last follow-up. There was no statistical difference between medication dosages and MGFA scores. In a subset of 28 patients, 23 (88.5%) with eventual disease remission or MM at last follow-up had an MGFA class <2 at their third year of diagnosis. In contrast, only 3 of 9 subjects with more symptomatic disease had similar results (P = 0.005). In terms of PIS at last follow-up, most patients were either in complete stable remission, pharmacologic remission, or MM status. Most patients (78.3%) had an MGFA class of 0 or 1 at last follow-up; 45% were on low-dose medications. CONCLUSIONS Most patients with MG will realize disease stability characterized by either remission or MM status. A significant number of such patients were able to be maintained on low doses of medications to treat MG. The MGFA class at year 3 of diagnosis is a clinical predictor of long-term disease prognosis. There was no statistical difference between medication doses and MGFA scores at last follow-up.
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA
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- Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
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Wolfe GI, Kaminski HJ, Aban IB, Minisman G, Kuo HC, Marx A, Ströbel P, Mazia C, Oger J, Cea JG, Heckmann JM, Evoli A, Nix W, Ciafaloni E, Antonini G, Witoonpanich R, King JO, Beydoun SR, Chalk CH, Barboi AC, Amato AA, Shaibani AI, Katirji B, Lecky BRF, Buckley C, Vincent A, Dias-Tosta E, Yoshikawa H, Waddington-Cruz M, Pulley MT, Rivner MH, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Pascuzzi RM, Jackson CE, Garcia Ramos GS, Verschuuren JJGM, Massey JM, Kissel JT, Werneck LC, Benatar M, Barohn RJ, Tandan R, Mozaffar T, Conwit R, Odenkirchen J, Sonett JR, Jaretzki A, Newsom-Davis J, Cutter GR. Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis. N Engl J Med 2016; 375:511-22. [PMID: 27509100 PMCID: PMC5189669 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1602489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 501] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thymectomy has been a mainstay in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, but there is no conclusive evidence of its benefit. We conducted a multicenter, randomized trial comparing thymectomy plus prednisone with prednisone alone. METHODS We compared extended transsternal thymectomy plus alternate-day prednisone with alternate-day prednisone alone. Patients 18 to 65 years of age who had generalized nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis with a disease duration of less than 5 years were included if they had Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America clinical class II to IV disease (on a scale from I to V, with higher classes indicating more severe disease) and elevated circulating concentrations of acetylcholine-receptor antibody. The primary outcomes were the time-weighted average Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis score (on a scale from 0 to 39, with higher scores indicating more severe disease) over a 3-year period, as assessed by means of blinded rating, and the time-weighted average required dose of prednisone over a 3-year period. RESULTS A total of 126 patients underwent randomization between 2006 and 2012 at 36 sites. Patients who underwent thymectomy had a lower time-weighted average Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis score over a 3-year period than those who received prednisone alone (6.15 vs. 8.99, P<0.001); patients in the thymectomy group also had a lower average requirement for alternate-day prednisone (44 mg vs. 60 mg, P<0.001). Fewer patients in the thymectomy group than in the prednisone-only group required immunosuppression with azathioprine (17% vs. 48%, P<0.001) or were hospitalized for exacerbations (9% vs. 37%, P<0.001). The number of patients with treatment-associated complications did not differ significantly between groups (P=0.73), but patients in the thymectomy group had fewer treatment-associated symptoms related to immunosuppressive medications (P<0.001) and lower distress levels related to symptoms (P=0.003). CONCLUSIONS Thymectomy improved clinical outcomes over a 3-year period in patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis. (Funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and others; MGTX ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00294658.).
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- Gil I Wolfe
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Amelia Evoli
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Wilfred Nix
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Emma Ciafaloni
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Giovanni Antonini
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Rawiphan Witoonpanich
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - John O King
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Said R Beydoun
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Colin H Chalk
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Alexandru C Barboi
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Anthony A Amato
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Aziz I Shaibani
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Bashar Katirji
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Bryan R F Lecky
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Camilla Buckley
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Angela Vincent
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Elza Dias-Tosta
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Hiroaki Yoshikawa
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Márcia Waddington-Cruz
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Michael T Pulley
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Michael H Rivner
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Robert M Pascuzzi
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Carlayne E Jackson
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Guillermo S Garcia Ramos
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Jan J G M Verschuuren
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Janice M Massey
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - John T Kissel
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Lineu C Werneck
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Michael Benatar
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Richard J Barohn
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Rup Tandan
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Tahseen Mozaffar
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Robin Conwit
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Joanne Odenkirchen
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Joshua R Sonett
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Alfred Jaretzki
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - John Newsom-Davis
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
| | - Gary R Cutter
- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo (G.I.W.), the Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester (E.C.), and the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York (J.R.S., A.J.) - all in New York; the Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (H.J.K.); the Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham (I.B.A., G.M., H.-C.K., G.R.C.); the Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim (A.M.), the Institute of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (P.S.), and the Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (W.N.) - all in Germany; the Department of Neurology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (C.M.); the Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (J. Oger), and the Department of Neurology, McGill University, Montreal (C.H.C.) - both in Canada; the Department of Neurology, University of Chile, Santiago (J.G.C.); the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (J.M.H.); the Department of Neurology, Catholic University (A.E.), and the Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome (G.A.) - both in Rome; the Division of Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (R.W.); the Department of Neurology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (J.O.K.); the Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (S.R.B.), and the Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange (T.M.) - both in California; the Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (A.C.B.); the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (A.A.A.); Nerve and M
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Sanders DB, Wolfe GI, Benatar M, Evoli A, Gilhus NE, Illa I, Kuntz N, Massey JM, Melms A, Murai H, Nicolle M, Palace J, Richman DP, Verschuuren J, Narayanaswami P. International consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis: Executive summary. Neurology 2016; 87:419-25. [PMID: 27358333 PMCID: PMC4977114 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 573] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective: To develop formal consensus-based guidance for the management of myasthenia gravis (MG). Methods: In October 2013, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America appointed a Task Force to develop treatment guidance for MG, and a panel of 15 international experts was convened. The RAND/UCLA appropriateness methodology was used to develop consensus guidance statements. Definitions were developed for goals of treatment, minimal manifestations, remission, ocular MG, impending crisis, crisis, and refractory MG. An in-person panel meeting then determined 7 treatment topics to be addressed. Initial guidance statements were developed from literature summaries. Three rounds of anonymous e-mail votes were used to attain consensus on guidance statements modified on the basis of panel input. Results: Guidance statements were developed for symptomatic and immunosuppressive treatments, IV immunoglobulin and plasma exchange, management of impending and manifest myasthenic crisis, thymectomy, juvenile MG, MG associated with antibodies to muscle-specific tyrosine kinase, and MG in pregnancy. Conclusion: This is an international formal consensus of MG experts intended to be a guide for clinicians caring for patients with MG worldwide.
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- Donald B Sanders
- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA.
| | - Gil I Wolfe
- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
| | - Michael Benatar
- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
| | - Amelia Evoli
- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
| | - Nils E Gilhus
- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
| | - Isabel Illa
- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
| | - Nancy Kuntz
- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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- From the Department of Neurology (D.B.S., J.M.M.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Neurology (G.I.W.), University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York; Department of Neurology (M.B.), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL; Department of Neurology (A.E.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Medicine (N.E.G.), University of Bergen, Norway; Department of Neurology (I.I.), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; CIBERER U762 (I.I.), Barcelona, Spain; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (N.K.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Neurologische Klinik (A.M.), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen; Hertie Institute for Clinical Research (A.M.), University of Tübingen, Germany; Department of Neurological Therapeutics (H.M.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.N.), Western University, London, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurology (J.P.), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK; Department of Neurology (D.P.R.), University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Neurology (J.V.), Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (P.N.), Boston, MA
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Benatar M, Mcdermott MP, Sanders DB, Wolfe GI, Barohn RJ, Nowak RJ, Hehir M, Juel V, Katzberg H, Tawil R. Efficacy of prednisone for the treatment of ocular myasthenia (EPITOME): A randomized, controlled trial. Muscle Nerve 2016; 53:363-9. [PMID: 26179124 PMCID: PMC6038933 DOI: 10.1002/mus.24769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In this study we evaluated the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of prednisone in patients with ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) concurrently treated with pyridostigmine. METHODS This investigation was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Participants whose symptoms failed to remit on pyridostigmine were randomized to receive placebo or prednisone, initiated at 10 mg every other day, and titrated to a maximum of 40 mg/day over 16 weeks. The primary outcome measure was treatment failure. RESULTS Fewer subjects were randomized than the 88 planned. Of the 11 randomized, 9 completed 16 weeks of double-blind therapy. Treatment failure incidence was 100% (95% CI 48%-100%) in the placebo group (n = 5) vs. 17% (95% CI 0%-64%) in the prednisone group, P = 0.02 (n = 6). Median time to sustained minimal manifestation status (MMS) was 14 weeks, requiring an average prednisone dose of 15 mg/day. Adverse events were infrequent and generally mild in both groups. CONCLUSIONS A strategy of low-dose prednisone with gradual escalation appears to be safe, well-tolerated, and effective in treating OMG.
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- Michael Benatar
- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB 1318, Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo
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- From the Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo
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Burns TM, Smith GA, Allen JA, Amato AA, Arnold WD, Barohn R, Benatar M, Bird SJ, Bromberg M, Chahin N, Ciafaloni E, Cohen JA, Corse A, Crum BA, David WS, Dimberg E, Sousa EAD, Donofrio PD, Dyck PJB, Engel AG, Ensrud ER, Ferrante M, Freimer M, Gable KL, Gibson S, Gilchrist JM, Goldstein JM, Gooch CL, Goodman BP, Gorelov D, Gospe SM, Goyal NA, Guidon AC, Guptill JT, Gutmann L, Gutmann L, Gwathmey K, Harati Y, Harper CM, Hehir MK, Hobson-Webb LD, Howard JF, Jackson CE, Johnson N, Jones SM, Juel VC, Kaminski HJ, Karam C, Kennelly KD, Khella S, Khoury J, Kincaid JC, Kissel JT, Kolb N, Lacomis D, Ladha S, Larriviere D, Lewis RA, Li Y, Litchy WJ, Logigian E, Lou JS, MacGowen DJ, Maselli R, Massey JM, Mauermann ML, Mathews KD, Meriggioli MN, Miller RG, Moon JS, Mozaffar T, Nations SP, Nowak RJ, Ostrow LW, Pascuzzi RM, Peltier A, Ruzhansky K, Richman DP, Ross MA, Rubin DEVONI, Russell JA, Sachs GM, Salajegheh MK, Saperstein DS, Scelsa S, Selcen D, Shaibani A, Shieh PB, Silvestri NJ, Singleton JR, Smith BE, So YT, Solorzano G, Sorenson EJ, Srinivasen J, Tavee J, Tawil R, Thaisetthawatkul P, Thornton C, Trivedi J, Vernino S, Wang AK, Webb TA, Weiss MD, Windebank AJ, Wolfe GI. Editorial by concerned physicians: Unintended effect of the orphan drug act on the potential cost of 3,4-diaminopyridine. Muscle Nerve 2015; 53:165-8. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.25009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Burns TM, Sanders DB, Kaminski HJ, Wolfe GI, Narayanaswami P, Venitz J. Two steps forward, one step back: Mycophenolate mofetil treatment for myasthenia gravis in the united states. Muscle Nerve 2015; 51:635-7. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.24608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ted M. Burns
- University of Virginia; Department of Neurology; Charlottesville Virginia USA
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- University of Buffalo; Dept of Neurology; Buffalo New York USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School; Boston Massachusetts USA
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- School of Pharmacy; Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth; Richmond Virginia USA
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Kohli S, Farooq O, Jani RB, Wolfe GI. Cerebral paragonimiasis: an unusual manifestation of a rare parasitic infection. Pediatr Neurol 2015; 52:366-9. [PMID: 25556153 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease that typically produces a subacute to chronic inflammatory disease of the lung. Although rare in the United States, paragonimiasis is sporadically observed in the immigrant population. Rarely, paragonimiasis can affect the nervous system. This infection is even more unusual in the pediatric population, and therefore can be challenging to diagnose. PATIENTS Here we present a child with cerebral paragonimiasis. She presented with new onset seizures in the setting of a febrile illness. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain with contrast revealed a ring-enhancing lesion within the right frontal lobe and a second lesion in the left parietal lobe extending from the cortex to the centrum semiovale. Extensive evaluation including stool ova and parasite analysis confirmed the diagnosis of Paragonimus westermani. She was treated with praziquantel and prednisone and improved both clinically and radiographically. CONCLUSIONS Cerebral paragonimiasis is diagnosable and treatable and therefore is important to consider in the differential of immigrants presenting with cavitary lung lesions and central nervous system findings.
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
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Wolfe GI, Rowland LP. Alfred Jaretzki III, MD. Muscle Nerve 2014; 50:311-2. [PMID: 25042516 DOI: 10.1002/mus.24334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Gil I Wolfe
- Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most common disorder of neuromuscular transmission and is a prototypical autoimmune disorder. Most patients with MG are successfully treated with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, corticosteroids, and/or steroid sparing agents such as azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil. There is a small subset of patients, however, with treatment-refractory disease. In these cases, medications such as rituximab, high-dose cyclophosphamide, and eculizumab may be used. Thymectomy (in some cases repeat thymectomy) is another option in selected patients. Studies evaluating these and other forms of therapy in treatment-refractory MG are reviewed.
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- Nicholas J Silvestri
- Department of Neurology, State University of New York, Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Nicholas J. Silvestri
- Department of Neurology; University at Buffalo, Buffalo General Medical Center; 100 High Street Buffalo New York 14203-1126 USA
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- Department of Neurology; University at Buffalo, Buffalo General Medical Center; 100 High Street Buffalo New York 14203-1126 USA
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Pasnoor M, Nascimento OJM, Trivedi J, Wolfe GI, Nations S, Herbelin L, de Freitas MG, Quintanilha G, Khan S, Dimachkie M, Barohn R. North America and South America (NA-SA) neuropathy project. Int J Neurosci 2013; 123:563-7. [PMID: 23461611 DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2013.782026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Peripheral neuropathy is a common neurological disorder. There may be important differences and similarities in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy between North America (NA) and South America (SA). Neuromuscular databases were searched for neuropathy diagnosis at two North American sites, University of Kansas Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and one South American site, Federal Fluminense University in Brazil. All patients were included into one of the six major categories: immune-mediated, diabetic, hereditary, infectious/inflammatory, systemic/metabolic/toxic (not diabetic) and cryptogenic. A comparison of the number of patients in each category was made between North America and South America databases. Total number of cases in North America was 1090 and in South America was 1034 [immune-mediated: NA 215 (19.7%), SA 191 (18%); diabetic: NA 148 (13.5%), SA 236 (23%); hereditary: NA 292 (26.7%), SA 103 (10%); infectious/inflammatory: NA 53 (4.8%), SA 141 (14%); systemic/metabolic/toxic: NA 71 (6.5%), SA 124 (12%); cryptogenic: NA 311 (28.5%), SA 239 (23%)]. Some specific neuropathy comparisons were hereditary neuropathies [Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) cases] in NA 246/292 (84.2%) and SA 60/103 (58%); familial amyloid neuropathy in SA 31/103 (30%) and none in NA. Among infectious neuropathies, cases of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) neuropathy in SA were 36/141(25%), Chagas disease in SA were 13/141(9%) and none for either in NA; cases of neuropathy due to leprosy in NA were 26/53 (49%) and in SA were 39/141(28%). South American tertiary care centers are more likely to see patients with infectious, diabetic and hereditary disorders such as familial amyloid neuropathies. North American tertiary centers are more likely to see patients with CMT. Immune neuropathies and cryptogenic neuropathies were seen equally in North America and South America.
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- Mamatha Pasnoor
- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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Neuropathic pain management is an important aspect in the management of painful peripheral neuropathy. Anticonvulsants and antidepressants have been studied extensively and are often used as first-line agents in the management of neuropathic pain. In this article, data from multiple randomized controlled studies on painful peripheral neuropathies are summarized to guide physicians in treating neuropathic pain. Treatment is a challenge given the diverse mechanisms of pain and variable responses in individuals. However, most patients derive pain relief from a well-chosen monotherapy or well-designed polypharmacy that combines agents with different mechanisms of action.
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- Jaya R Trivedi
- Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Biomarkers are defined as characteristics (e.g., proteins, RNA, single nucleotide polymorphisms, imaging) that are objectively measured and evaluated as indicators of pathogenic processes or pharmacologic responses to therapeutic intervention. Biomarkers are important in clinical trials where the robust biomarker reflects the underlying disease process in a sensitive and reliable manner. For myasthenia gravis (MG), acetylcholine receptor and muscle-specific kinase antibodies, as well as single-fiber electromyography, serve as excellent biomarkers for diagnosis but do not adequately substitute for clinical evaluations to predict treatment response. New technologies are emerging that enable broad biomarker discovery in biological fluids. Biomarker evaluation is ideally done in the context of longitudinal clinical trials. The MGTX trial has collected plasma and serum for RNA and protein analysis and thymus, which will allow robust biomarker discovery. The ultimate goal will be to identify candidates for a reliable substitute for a clinically meaningful end point that is a direct measure of the effectiveness of a therapy in the context of a continuum of disease natural history and a patient's overall well-being.
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- Henry J Kaminski
- Neurology Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
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Haley RW, Charuvastra E, Shell WE, Buhner DM, Marshall WW, Biggs MM, Hopkins SC, Wolfe GI, Vernino S. Cholinergic Autonomic Dysfunction in Veterans With Gulf War Illness. JAMA Neurol 2013; 70:191-200. [DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, New York, USA
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Benatar M, Sanders DB, Wolfe GI, McDermott MP, Tawil R. Design of the Efficacy of Prednisone in the Treatment of Ocular Myasthenia (EPITOME) trial. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2012; 1275:17-22. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2012.06780.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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