Mahajan, Abhimanyu http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-6672
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Jankovic, Joseph
Marsh, Laura
Patel, Achint
Jinnah, H. A.
Comella, Cynthia
Barbano, Richard
Perlmutter, Joel
Patel, Neepa
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U54 NS065701)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (U54 TR001456)
Article History
Received: 5 February 2018
Revised: 15 March 2018
Accepted: 17 March 2018
First Online: 22 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr. Abhimanyu Mahajan has no conflicts of interest. Dr. Joseph Jankovic has no conflicts of interest. Dr. Achint Patel has no conflicts of interest. Dr. Laura Marsh has no conflicts of interest. Dr. H. A. Jinnah has active or recent grant support from the US government (National Institutes of Health), private philanthropic organisations (the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Cure Dystonia Now), academically oriented institutions (the Dystonia Study Group), and industry (Cavion Therapeutics, Ipsen Pharmaceuticals, Retrophin Inc.). Dr. Jinnah has also served on advisory boards or as a consultant for Abide Therapeutics, Allergan Inc., Psyadon Pharmaceuticals, Retrophin Inc., Saol Therapeutics, and Medtronic Inc. He has received honoraria or stipends for lectures or administrative work from the American Academy of Neurology, the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, the International Neurotoxin Society, the International Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Society, The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, and Tyler’s Hope for a Cure. Dr. Jinnah serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards for Cure Dystonia Now, the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Lesch-Nyhan Action France, and Tyler’s Hope for a Cure. He also is principle investigator for the Dystonia Coalition, which receives the majority of its support through NIH grant TR001456 from the Office of Rare Diseases Research at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and previously NS065701 from the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The Dystonia Coalition has received additional material or administrative support from industry sponsors (Allergan Inc. and Merz Pharmaceuticals) as well as private foundations (The American Dystonia Society, Beat Dystonia, The Benign Essential Blepharospasm Foundation, Cure Dystonia Now, Dystonia Inc., Dystonia Ireland, The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, The European Dystonia Federation, The Foundation for Dystonia Research, The National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association, and The National Spasmodic Torticollis Association). Dr. Comella serves on the editorial board of <i>Clinical Neuropharmacology, Sleep Medicine,</i> and <i>Continuum</i>. She receives research support from the NIH R01NS074343, U54NS065701, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Merz Pharmaceutical, Revance Therapeutic, Retrophin, and Acorda Therapeutic. She receives compensation/honoraria for services as a consultant or an advisory committee member: Acorda Therapeutics, Allergan, Inc.; Lundbeck Ltd.; Medtronic Inc.; Merz Pharmaceuticals; Acadia Pharmaceuticals; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., Revance Therapeutic. She receives royalties from Cambridge, Wolters Kluwer. She receives research support from the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. Dr. Richard Barbano serves on a scientific advisory board and speaker’s bureau for Allergan; serves as an associate editor for <i>Neurology: Clinical Practice</i>, performs botulinum toxin injections at the University of Rochester (30% effort); receives research support from Allergan, Vaccinex, and Biotie; has received research support from NIH, NINDS, ORDR: Dystonia Coalition Projects, Site PI; holds stock/stock options in VisualDx; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings including malpractice, not involving commercial entities. Dr. Joel Perlmutter has support from NIH (NINDS, NIA), CHDI, APDA, Greater St. Louis Chapter of the APDA, MJ Fox Foundation, Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation. He has no conflicts of interest. Dr. Neepa Patel has received honoraria as a consultant for Acadia pharmaceuticals and as a speaker for Teva pharmaceuticals.