Network Damage Predicts Clinical Worsening in Multiple Sclerosis
A 6.4-Year Study
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- Received August 26, 2020
- Accepted in final form March 5, 2021
- First Published May 21, 2021.
Author Disclosures
- Maria A. Rocca, MD (rocca.mara{at}hsr.it),
- Paola Valsasina, MSc (valsasina.paola{at}hsr.it),
- Alessandro Meani, MSc (meani.alessandro{at}hsr.it),
- Elisabetta Pagani, MSc (pagani.elisabetta{at}hsr.it),
- Claudio Cordani, PT (cordani.claudio{at}hsr.it),
- Chiara Cervellin, PT (chiara.cervellin96{at}gmail.com) and
- Massimo Filippi, MD
- Maria A. Rocca, MD (rocca.mara{at}hsr.it),
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Speaker honoraria from Bayer, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Genzyme, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche, and Teva
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Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla, MS Society of Canada
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- Paola Valsasina, MSc (valsasina.paola{at}hsr.it),
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Speaker honoraria from Biogen Idec
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- Alessandro Meani, MSc (meani.alessandro{at}hsr.it),
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- Elisabetta Pagani, MSc (pagani.elisabetta{at}hsr.it),
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1) Biogen Idec, speaker honoraria
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- Claudio Cordani, PT (cordani.claudio{at}hsr.it),
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- Chiara Cervellin, PT (chiara.cervellin96{at}gmail.com) and
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- Massimo Filippi, MD
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Bayer, Biogen, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Genzyme, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, Takeda, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Editor-in-Chief (2012-present), Journal of Neurology; Associate Editor, Neurological Sciences (2016-present); Associate Editor, Human Brain Mapping (since 2020)
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Almiral, Alexion, Biogen, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi
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1) Commercial entity: Roche s
1) Italian Ministry of Health; grant number: GR-2013- 02357415; role: co-investigator; duration: September 2016-December 2020 2) Italian Ministry of Health; grant number: RF-2018- 12366746; role: PI; duration: 15/06/2020 Â 14/06/2023
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1) Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (FISM) 2) ARiSLA (Fondazione Italiana di Ricerca per la SLA)
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- From the Neuroimaging Research Unit (M.A.R.), Division of Neuroscience; and Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (M.A.R., M.F.); Neuroimaging Research Unit (P.V., A.M., E.P., Claudio Cordani, Chiara Cervellin), Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute; and Neuroimaging Research Unit (M.F.), Division of Neuroscience, Neurology Unit, Neurorehabilitation Unit, and Neurophysiology Service, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
- Correspondence
Prof. Filippi filippi.massimo{at}hsr.it
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