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The editors of Journal Watch Neurology have disclosed the following information in keeping with the conflict of interest policy of the MMS Professional Newsletters:
S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD, Co-Editor-in-Chief
- Grant / research support
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- NIH; American Heart Association; Boston Scientific
- Editorial boards
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- Annals of Neurology
S. Andrew Josephson, MD, Co-Editor-in-Chief
- Editorial boards
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- Annals of Neurology, Neurohospitalist
Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, DSc, Associate Editor
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- AstraZeneca; Allergan; ATI; Boeringher-Ingelheim; Boston Scientific; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Coherix; Colucid; Eli-Lilly; Kalypsys; MAP Pharmaceuticals; Medtronic; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Minister; Neuralieve; Neuraxon; Neuro Therapeutics Pharma; Pfizer; Valeant; Vertex
- Speaker's bureau
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- Almirall; Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Grant / research support
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- Boston Scientific; GlaxoSmithKline; MAP Pharmaceuticals; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Neuralieve
- Royalties
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- American Headache Society; MedicoLegal
Robert C. Knowlton, MD, MSPH, Associate Editor
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- xltek
- Speaker's bureau
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- UCB Pharma
- Grant / research support
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- NIH/NINDS
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- Southern Epilepsy and EEG Society (Treasurer)
Brandy R. Matthews, MD, Associate Editor
- Grant / research support
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- National Institute on Aging
Robert T. Naismith, MD, Associate Editor
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- Acorda Therapeutics; Bayer Healthcare; Biogen Idec; EMD Serono; Genzyme Corporation; Questcor Pharmaceuticals; Teva Neurosciences
- Speaker's bureau
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- Acorda Therapeutics; Bayer Healthcare; Biogen Idec; EMD Serono; Teva Neurosciences
- Grant / research support
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- NIH-NINDS
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Local Chair of Clinical Advisory Committee; Services Committee and Research Advocate)
Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MS, Associate Editor
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- Zenvia Pharmaceuticals
- Editorial boards
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- Stroke
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- American Stroke Association (Chair, Minority Affairs Committee)
Jaime Toro, MD, Associate Editor
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- Merck Serono
Michael Benatar, MD, MS, PhD, Contributing Editor
- Grant / research support
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- NIH; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; ALS Association; Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Editorial boards
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- Cochrane Collaboration; Journal of Neuromuscular Disorders; Muscle & Nerve
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- American Academy of Neurology (Co-chair, Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit)
Hooman Kamel, MD, Contributing Editor
- Nothing to disclose
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Michael S. Okun, MD, Contributing Editor
- Grant / research support
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- NIH
- Editorial boards
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- Parkinsonism and Other Related Disorders
Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, Contributing Editor
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- Allied Minds; Codman; Johnson & Johnson; Neosync; Neuronix; Nexstim; Starlab
- Grant / research support
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- NIH-NCRR; NIH-NIDCD; NIH-NRSA; Berenson-Allen Endowment Gift; Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology; International Brain Research Foundation; Klarman Family Foundation; Michael J. Fox Foundation; RJG Foundation
- Editorial boards
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- Brain Topography; Cognition; Essays in Cognitive Neuroscience; European Journal of Neuroscience
Thomas R. Swift, MD, Contributing Editor
- Editorial boards
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- Archives of Neurology
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- American Academy of Neurology (Past President)
Editors who have left the board since January 2007
Galen V. Henderson, MD, PhD, Deputy Editor 1999-2010
- Speaker's bureau
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb; PBL Biomedical Laboratories; sanofi-aventis
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- Neurocritical Care Society (Long-Range Planning Committee)
This information reflects Dr. Henderson's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.
Vivian U. Fritz, MD, PhD, Advisory Board Member 1999–2007
- Editorial boards
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- South African Journal of Cardiovascular Disese; South African Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry; Stroke
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (Board of Trustees); College of Neurology of South Africa (Senator and Executive Board Member); International Stroke Society (Board of Directors); Stroke Foundation of South Africa (Chair, Board of Directors); World Stroke Federation (Director at Large)
This information reflects Dr. Fritz's annual report of disclosable interests at the time she was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2007.
Françoise Gray, MD, PhD, Advisory Board Member 1999–2007
- Editorial boards
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- Brain Pathology; Clinical Neuropathology; La Revue Neurologique; Neuropathology; Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- International Society of Neuropathology (Past President)
This information reflects Dr. Gray's annual report of disclosable interests at the time she was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2007.
Christopher Hawkes, MD, FRCP, Advisory Board Member 1999–2007
- Grant / research support
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- National Tremor Foundation, United Kingdom
This information reflects Dr. Hawkes's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2007.
Clive Hawkins, MD, Advisory Board Member 2008-2010
- Grant / research support
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- Biogen; GlaxoSmithKline; GW Pharmaceuticals; Teva Pharmaceuticals
This information reflects Dr. Hawkins's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.
Bryan M. Kies, MD, Advisory Board Member 2008-2010
- Grant / research support
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- Eisai Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck Serono International S.A.; Schwarz Pharma; Solvay Pharmaceuticals; Wyeth
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- Fellowship of the College of Neurologists of South Africa (Secretary)
This information reflects Dr. Kies's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.
Jun Kimura, MD, Advisory Board Member 1999-2010
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- GlaxoSmithKline
- Speaker's bureau
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- Eisai Co.
- Editorial boards
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- EEG & Clinical Neurophysiology; European Journal of Neurology; European Neurology; Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease; Medscape, Neurology and Neurosurgery; New Issues in Neuroscience; Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
This information reflects Dr. Kimura's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.
Edward H. Koo, MD, Advisory Board Member 1999-2010
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- Wyeth
- Grant / research support
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- NIH; NIH-NIA; Alzheimers Association
- Editorial boards
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- American Journal of Pathology; Journal of Biological Chemistry; Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology; Molecular Neurodegeneration; Neurodegenerative Diseases
This information reflects Dr. Koo's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.
Alberto Portera-Sanchez, MD, Advisory Board Member 1999–2009
- Editorial boards
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- Journal of Neurological Sciences (Advisory Board Member)
- Leadership positions in professional societies
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- World Federation of Neurology (President, Finance Committee; Member, Education Committee and Publications Committee)
This information reflects Dr. Portera-Sanchez's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2009.
Amy A. Pruitt, MD, Advisory Board Member 1999-2010
- Nothing to disclose
This information reflects Dr. Pruitt's annual report of disclosable interests at the time she was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.
Thomas D. Sabin, MD, Advisory Board Member 1999-2010
- Nothing to disclose
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This information reflects Dr. Sabin's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.
Martin A. Samuels, MD, FAAN, MACP, DSc (hon), Editor-in-Chief 1999-2010
- Consultant / Advisory board
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- M/C Communications
- Equity
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- M/C Communications
This information reflects Dr. Samuels's annual report of disclosable interests at the time he was last affiliated with Journal Watch, in 2010.

