d’Ambrosio, Alessandro
Capuano, Rocco
Rossi, Settimio
Bisecco, Alvino
Lanza, Michele
Gesualdo, Carlo
Leocani, Letizia
Rodegher, Mariaemma
Filippi, Massimo
Marino, Clara
Maimone, Davide
Tedeschi, Gioacchino
Simonelli, Francesca
Gallo, Antonio http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2203-6237
Article History
Received: 13 August 2020
Accepted: 5 October 2020
First Online: 8 October 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: AdA, RC, SR, ML, CG, LL, MR, DM, and CM have no disclosures. AB has received speaker honoraria and/or compensation for consulting service from Biogen, Merck, and Genzyme. MF serves on scientific advisory boards for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Genmab A/S; has received funding for travel from Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompe, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; serves as Co-Editor in Chief for Journal of Neurology; serves on editorial boards of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Erciyes Medical Journal, Journal of Neuroimaging, Journal of Neurovirology, The Lancet Neurology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Multiple Sclerosis, and Neurological Sciences; serves as a consultant to Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompe, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; serves on speakers bureaus for Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompe, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; and receives research support from Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen-Dompe, Genmab A/S, Merck Serono, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla. GT has received compensation for consulting services and/or speaking activities from Biogen, Novartis, Merck, Genzyme, Roche, Teva, and receives research support from Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, and Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla. AG received honoraria for speaking and travel grants from Biogen, Merck, Genzyme, Teva, Mylan, Roche, and Novartis.
: The Ethics Committee of each participating MS center approved the study protocol.
: All participants provided written informed consent.