Jakimovski, Dejan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-4958
Benedict, Ralph H. B.
Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca
Ozel, Osman
Fuchs, Tom A.
Lincoff, Norah
Bergsland, Niels
Dwyer, Michael G.
Zivadinov, Robert
Article History
Received: 2 November 2020
Revised: 29 January 2021
Accepted: 30 January 2021
First Online: 15 February 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dejan Jakimovski, Niels Bergsland, Osman Ozel, Tom A Fuchs, and Norah Lincoff have nothing to disclose. Ralph H. B. Benedict has received research support from Accorda, Novartis, Genzyme, Biogen Idec, and Mallinkrodt, and is on the speakers’ bureau for EMD Serono, and consults for Biogen Idec, Genentech, Roche, Sanofi/Genzyme, Takeda, NeuroCog Trials, and Novartis. Dr. Benedict also receives royalties for Psychological Assessment Resources. Michael G. Dwyer has received consultant fees from Claret Medical and EMD Serono and research grant support from Novartis. Bianca Weinstock-Guttman received honoraria as a speaker and/or as a consultant for Biogen Idec, EMD Serono, Genentech, Novartis, Mallinckrodt, Celgene, and Abbvie. Dr Weinstock-Guttman received research funds from Biogen Idec, EMD Serono, Genentech, and Novartis. Robert Zivadinov received personal compensation from EMD Serono, Sanofi, Bristol Myers Squibb, Keystone Heart, and Novartis for speaking and consultant fees. He received financial support for research activities from Novartis, Protembis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Keystone Heart, Mapi Pharma, and V-WAVE Medical and Boston Scientific.
: All procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research board (IRB) and with the Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: All study participants signed a written consent form.