Address correspondence to Dr Deborah I. Friedman, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, MC 9322, Dallas, TX 75390, [email protected].
RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURE: Dr Friedman has received personal compensation for serving on the advisory boards of Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc; Amgen Inc; Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Biohaven Pharmaceutical; ElectroCore, LLC; Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; and Zosano Pharma Corporation. Dr Friedman has received personal compensation for serving on the board of directors of the American Headache Society, as a contributing author for MedLink Neurology, and on the editorial board of Neurology Reviews. Dr Friedman has received personal compensation as a consultant for Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Biohaven Pharmaceutical; ElectroCore, LLC; Eli Lilly and Company; Promius Pharma, LLC; and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd and as a speaker for Allergan; Amgen Inc; Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc; ElectroCore, LLC; Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc; and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. Dr Friedman has received research/grant support from Autonomic Technologies, Inc; Axon Optics; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck & Co, Inc; and Zosano Pharma Corporation. Dr Friedman has served as an expert witness in legal cases involving idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
UNLABELED USE OF PRODUCTS/INVESTIGATIONAL USE DISCLOSURE: Dr Friedman discusses the unlabeled/investigational use of acetazolamide for the treatment of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome, the use of gadolinium for MRI myelography for the diagnosis of spontaneous intracranial hypotension, and the use of zonisamide for the treatment of associated headache.
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