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Disclosure Information

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
  • NIH; American Heart Association; Boston Scientific
Editorial boards
  • Annals of Neurology
S. Andrew Josephson, MD, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Editorial boards
  • Annals of Neurology, Neurohospitalist
Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, DSc, Associate Editor
Consultant / Advisory board
  • 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
  • Almirall; Merck Sharp & Dohme
Grant / research support
  • Boston Scientific; GlaxoSmithKline; MAP Pharmaceuticals; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Neuralieve
Royalties
  • American Headache Society; MedicoLegal
Robert C. Knowlton, MD, MSPH, Associate Editor
Consultant / Advisory board
  • xltek
Speaker's bureau
  • UCB Pharma
Grant / research support
  • NIH/NINDS
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • Southern Epilepsy and EEG Society (Treasurer)
Brandy R. Matthews, MD, Associate Editor
Grant / research support
  • National Institute on Aging
Robert T. Naismith, MD, Associate Editor
Consultant / Advisory board
  • Acorda Therapeutics; Bayer Healthcare; Biogen Idec; EMD Serono; Genzyme Corporation; Questcor Pharmaceuticals; Teva Neurosciences
Speaker's bureau
  • Acorda Therapeutics; Bayer Healthcare; Biogen Idec; EMD Serono; Teva Neurosciences
Grant / research support
  • NIH-NINDS
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Local Chair of Clinical Advisory Committee; Services Committee and Research Advocate)
Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MS, Associate Editor
Consultant / Advisory board
  • Zenvia Pharmaceuticals
Editorial boards
  • Stroke
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • American Stroke Association (Chair, Minority Affairs Committee)
Jaime Toro, MD, Associate Editor
Consultant / Advisory board
  •  Merck Serono
Michael Benatar, MD, MS, PhD, Contributing Editor
Grant / research support
  • NIH; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; ALS Association; Muscular Dystrophy Association
Editorial boards
  • Cochrane Collaboration; Journal of Neuromuscular Disorders; Muscle & Nerve
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • 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
  • NIH
Editorial boards
  • Parkinsonism and Other Related Disorders
Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, Contributing Editor
Consultant / Advisory board
  • Allied Minds; Codman; Johnson & Johnson; Neosync; Neuronix; Nexstim; Starlab
Grant / research support
  • 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
  • Brain Topography; Cognition; Essays in Cognitive Neuroscience; European Journal of Neuroscience
Thomas R. Swift, MD, Contributing Editor
Editorial boards
  • Archives of Neurology
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • 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
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb; PBL Biomedical Laboratories; sanofi-aventis
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • 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
  • South African Journal of Cardiovascular Disese; South African Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry; Stroke
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • 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
  • Brain Pathology; Clinical Neuropathology; La Revue Neurologique; Neuropathology; Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Eisai Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck Serono International S.A.; Schwarz Pharma; Solvay Pharmaceuticals; Wyeth
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • 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
  • GlaxoSmithKline
Speaker's bureau
  • Eisai Co.
Editorial boards
  • 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
  • Wyeth
Grant / research support
  • NIH; NIH-NIA; Alzheimer’s Association
Editorial boards
  • 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
  • Journal of Neurological Sciences (Advisory Board Member)
Leadership positions in professional societies
  • 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
  • M/C Communications
Equity
  • 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.

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