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March 2021; 8 (2) ArticleOpen Access

Incidence and Impact of COVID-19 in MS

A Survey From a Barcelona MS Unit

View ORCID ProfileMaria Sepúlveda, Sara Llufriu, Eugenia Martínez-Hernández, Martí Català, Montse Artola, Ana Hernando, Carmen Montejo, Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas, Eloy Martínez-Heras, Mar Guasp, Elisabeth Solana, Laura Llansó, Domingo Escudero, Marta Aldea, Clara Prats, Francesc Graus, Yolanda Blanco, Albert Saiz
First published January 27, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000954
Maria Sepúlveda
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Sara Llufriu
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Eugenia Martínez-Hernández
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Martí Català
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Montse Artola
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Ana Hernando
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Carmen Montejo
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Eloy Martínez-Heras
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Mar Guasp
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Elisabeth Solana
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Laura Llansó
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Domingo Escudero
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Marta Aldea
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Clara Prats
From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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Francesc Graus
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Yolanda Blanco
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Albert Saiz
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Incidence and Impact of COVID-19 in MS
A Survey From a Barcelona MS Unit
Maria Sepúlveda, Sara Llufriu, Eugenia Martínez-Hernández, Martí Català, Montse Artola, Ana Hernando, Carmen Montejo, Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas, Eloy Martínez-Heras, Mar Guasp, Elisabeth Solana, Laura Llansó, Domingo Escudero, Marta Aldea, Clara Prats, Francesc Graus, Yolanda Blanco, Albert Saiz
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Mar 2021, 8 (2) e954; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000954

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vol. 8 no. 2 e954
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000954
PubMed: 
33504634

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Online ISSN: 
2332-7812
History: 
  • Received September 22, 2020
  • Accepted in final form November 20, 2020
  • First Published January 27, 2021.

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Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.

Author Disclosures

    1. Maria Sepúlveda, MD* (msepulve{at}clinic.cat),
    2. Sara Llufriu, MD, PhD* (sllufriu{at}clinic.cat),
    3. Eugenia Martínez-Hernández, MD, PhD (emmartinez{at}clinic.cat),
    4. Martí Català, MSc (marticatalasabate{at}gmail.com),
    5. Montse Artola, RN (martola{at}clinic.cat),
    6. Ana Hernando, RN (ahernand{at}clinic.cat),
    7. Carmen Montejo, MD (montejo{at}clinic.cat),
    8. Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas, MD, PhD (irenepulidovaldeolivas{at}gmail.com),
    9. Eloy Martínez-Heras, PhD (emartind{at}clinic.cat),
    10. Mar Guasp, MD (guasp{at}clinic.cat),
    11. Elisabeth Solana, PhD (elisabeth.solana{at}idibaps.org),
    12. Laura Llansó, MD (llanso{at}clinic.cat),
    13. Domingo Escudero, MD, PhD (descudero{at}clinic.cat),
    14. Marta Aldea, MD, MPH (maldea{at}clinic.cat),
    15. Clara Prats, PhD (clara.prats{at}upc.edu),
    16. Francesc Graus, MD, PhD (francesc.graus{at}idibaps.org),
    17. Yolanda Blanco, MD, PhD† (yblanco{at}clinic.cat) and
    18. Albert Saiz, MD, PhD†
  1. Maria Sepúlveda, MD* (msepulve{at}clinic.cat),
  2. Sara Llufriu, MD, PhD* (sllufriu{at}clinic.cat),
  3. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    1. I have received speaking honoraria from Biogen Idec, Novartis, Teva, Genzyme and Merck.

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  4. Eugenia Martínez-Hernández, MD, PhD (emmartinez{at}clinic.cat),
  5. Martí Català, MSc (marticatalasabate{at}gmail.com),
  6. Montse Artola, RN (martola{at}clinic.cat),
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    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  8. Ana Hernando, RN (ahernand{at}clinic.cat),
  9. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  10. Carmen Montejo, MD (montejo{at}clinic.cat),
  11. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  12. Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas, MD, PhD (irenepulidovaldeolivas{at}gmail.com),
  13. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. (1) Roche Spain, travel funding. (2) Novartis, travel funding. (3) Genzyme, travel funding.

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. (1)affordable eye tracking system to measure eye movements in neurological diseases.

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. 1)UCB pharma, MSL, 6 months

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. (1) Aura innovative robotics

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. (1) Aura innovative robotics,1 year Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: (1) Aura innovative robotics,1 year

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  14. Eloy Martínez-Heras, PhD (emartind{at}clinic.cat),
  15. Mar Guasp, MD (guasp{at}clinic.cat),
  16. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  17. Elisabeth Solana, PhD (elisabeth.solana{at}idibaps.org),
  18. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  19. Laura Llansó, MD (llanso{at}clinic.cat),
  20. Domingo Escudero, MD, PhD (descudero{at}clinic.cat),
  21. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  22. Marta Aldea, MD, MPH (maldea{at}clinic.cat),
  23. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  24. Clara Prats, PhD (clara.prats{at}upc.edu),
  25. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and FEDER, with the project PGC2018-095456-B-I00

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. La Caixa Foundation (ID 100010434), under agreement LCF/PR/GN17/50300003

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  26. Francesc Graus, MD, PhD (francesc.graus{at}idibaps.org),
  27. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

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    1. Associated Editor for MedLink Neurology

    Patents:
    1. I hold a patent for the use of IgLON5 antibodies as diagnostic test

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. I receive royalties from Euroimmun for the use of IgLON5 as an autoantibody test

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  28. Yolanda Blanco, MD, PhD† (yblanco{at}clinic.cat) and
  29. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Dr.Blanco received speaking honoraria from Biogen, Novartis and Genzyme

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  30. Albert Saiz, MD, PhD†
  31. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. compensation for consulting services and speaker honoraria from Bayer-Schering, Merck-Serono, Biogen-Idec, Sanofi-Aventis, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Novartis, Alexion,and Roche

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  1. From the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit (M.S., S.L., E. Martínez-Hernández, M. Artola, A.H., C.M., I.P.-V., E. Martínez-Heras, M.G., E.S., L.L., D.E., Y.B., A.S.), Service of Neurology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), and Universitat de Barcelona; Comparative Medicine and Bioimage Centre of Catalonia (CMCiB) (M.C., C.P.), Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol; Department of Physics (M.C., C.P.), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Department (M. Aldea), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona; Neuroimmunology Program (F.G.), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); and Institut de Neurociències (A.S.), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Saiz asaiz{at}clinic.cat
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