Ted M. Burns, MD, Co-Guest Editor
Professor of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
a,bDr Burns reports no disclosures.
Michelle L. Mauermann, MD, Co-Guest Editor
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
aDr Mauermann reports no disclosure.
bDr Mauermann discusses the unlabeled use of IV immunoglobulin G, plasma exchange, and rituximab for the treatment of immunoglobulin M neuropathies and rituximab for the treatment of Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
Vera Bril, MD, BSc, FRCPC
Professor, University of Toronto; Chief of Neurology, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
aDr Bril serves as a consultant for and her institution receives grants from CSL Behring and Grifols, Canada, Ltd.
bDr Bril reports no disclosure.
Mazen M. Dimachkie, MD, FAAN, FANA
Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology; Director, Neurophysiology Division; Director, Neuromuscular Section, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
aDr Dimachkie has received grant support from CSL Behring and has served as a consultant, speaker, advisory board member, or steering committee member for Baxter; BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc; Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc; CSL Behring; Depomed, Inc; Merck & Co, Inc; NuFACTOR; and Pfizer Inc.
bDr Dimachkie discusses the unlabeled use of IV immunoglobulin G, plasma exchange, and gabapentin for the treatment of acquired immune demyelinating neuropathies.
P. James B. Dyck, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology, Head of Peripheral Nerve Section and Peripheral Nerve Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
aDr Dyck reports no disclosure.
bDr Dyck discusses the unlabeled use of methylprednisolone for the treatment of inflammatory lumbosacral plexopathy.
Director of Neuro-ophthalmology, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
aDr Dinkin has received personal compensation for medical record review and affidavit preparation from several law firms and has served on an advisory board for Acorda Therapeutics.
bDr Dinkin reports no disclosure.
Mark A. Ferrante, MD
Professor, Co-director Neurophysiology Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Director, EMG Laboratory, VAMC, Memphis, Tennessee
aDr Ferrante receives royalties from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
bDr Ferrante reports no disclosure.
Christopher H. Gibbons, MD, FAAN
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
aDr Gibbons serves on the advisory panel of Pfizer Inc.
bDr Gibbons reports no disclosure.
Kenneth C. Gorson, MD
Professor of Neurology, Tufts University School of Medicine, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
aDr Gorson serves as a consultant for Baxter and CSL Behring.
bDr Gorson discusses the unlabeled use of IV immunoglobulin G and plasma exchange for the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Jeffrey T. Guptill, MD, MA, MHS
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
aDr Guptill serves as a consultant for Grifols and UCB, Inc, and receives research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America. Dr Guptill’s institution receives grants from Grifols and UCB, Inc.
bDr Guptill discusses the unlabeled use of amifampridine and rituximab for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and the unlabeled use of azathioprine, cyclosporine A, mycophenolate mofetil, and rituximab for the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
Michael K. Hehir II, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Vermont, Department of Neurosciences, Burlington, Vermont
a,bDr Hehir reports no disclosures.
Holli A. Horak, MD, FAAN
Associate Professor of Neurology, Co-director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association ALS Clinic, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
aDr Horak’s institution receives a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
bDr Horak discusses the unlabeled use of various drugs for the symptomatic management of ALS.
Valeria Iodice, MD, PhD
Consultant in Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
aDr Iodice reports no disclosures.
bDr Iodice discusses the unlabeled use of ephedrine, octreotide, acarbose, voglibose, erythropoietin, desmopressin, yohimbine, pyridostigmine, and dihydroergotamine for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension as well as the use of plasma exchange, IV immunoglobulin, azathioprine, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, and mycophenolate mofetil for autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathies.
Lyell K. Jones Jr, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Residency Program Director, Associate Chair for Hospital Practice, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
a,bDr Jones reports no disclosures.
Hans D. Katzberg, MD, MSC, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
aDr Katzberg has received travel support from Genzyme Canada and serves as a speaker, and his institution receives grants from CSL Behring; Grifols, Canada, Ltd; and the University of Toronto.
bDr Katzberg reports no disclosure.
Daniel G. Larriviere, MD, JD, FAAN
Director, Neuromuscular Division, Department of Neurology, Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana
aDr Larriviere is a compensated faculty member of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science and serves as an associate editor for Continuum Audio.
bDr Larriviere discusses the unlabeled use of cannabis for the treatment of HIV-associated sensory neuropathy.
Eric L. Logigian, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology, Unit Chief, Neuromuscular Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York
aDr Logigian serves on the editorial board of Muscle and Nerve, as a consultant for Genzyme Corporation, and has given expert testimony for Matis Baum O’Connor and Harvey Pennington LTD.
bDr Logigian reports no disclosure.
Srikanth Muppidi, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California
aDr Muppidi reports no disclosure.
bDr Muppidi discusses the unlabeled use of rituximab in the treatment of paraneoplastic neuropathies.
James W. Russell, MD, MS, FRCP, FACP, FAAN
Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology; Director, Peripheral Nerve Center, University of Maryland; Associate Chief of Neurology, Baltimore VA Medical Center, Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, Maryland
aDr Russell’s institution receives grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the NIH.
bDr Russell discusses the unlabeled use of α-lipoic acid for the treatment of diabetic neuropathies.
Donald B. Sanders, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
aDr Sanders has served as a speaker for Athena Diagnostics, Inc; as a consultant for Accordant Health Services, GlaxoSmithKline, Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc, and UCB, Inc; and has participated in review activities with Alexion and Cytokinetics, Inc.
bDr Sanders discusses the unlabeled use of amifampridine and rituximab for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and the unlabeled use of azathioprine, cyclosporine A, mycophenolate mofetil, and rituximab for the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
Paola Sandroni, MD, PhD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
aDr Sandroni reports no disclosures.
bDr Sandroni discusses the unlabeled use of ephedrine, octreotide, acarbose, voglibose, erythropoietin, desmopressin, yohimbine, pyridostigmine, and dihydroergotamine for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension as well as the use of plasma exchange, IV immunoglobulin, azathioprine, prednisone, cyclophosphamide, and mycophenolate mofetil for autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathies.
David S. Saperstein, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona; Phoenix Neurological Associates, Phoenix, Arizona; Adjunct Professor of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
aDr Saperstein has served as a consultant, speaker, and advisory board member for Baxter, CLS Behring, Grifols, and NuFACTOR.
bDr Saperstein discusses the unlabeled use of IV immunoglobulin G, plasma exchange, and gabapentin for the treatment of acquired immune demyelinating neuropathies.
Mario A. Saporta, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Neurophysiology, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
a,bDr Saporta reports no disclosures.
A. Gordon Smith, MD, FAAN
Professor, Vice Chair of Neurology, Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
a,bDr Smith reports no disclosures.
Nathan P. Staff, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
aDr Staff receives grants from the National Cancer Institute and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and research funding from BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics.
bDr Staff reports no disclosure.
Pariwat Thaisetthawatkul, MD
Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
aDr Thaisetthawatkul reports no disclosure.
bDr Thaisetthawatkul discusses the unlabeled use of methylprednisolone for the treatment of inflammatory lumbosacral plexopathy.
Ezgi Tiryaki, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Medical Director of the ALS Association Certified ALS Center of Excellence at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
aDr Tiryaki’s institution receives support from The ALS Association.
bDr Tiryaki discusses the unlabeled use of various drugs for the symptomatic management of ALS.
Steven Vernino, MD, PhD, FAAN
Professor, Academic Vice Chair, Dr Bob & Jean Smith Foundation Distinguished Chair in Neuromuscular Disease Research, Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
aDr Vernino served on the advisory board of Chelsea Therapeutics and has received honorarium for speaking engagements from the American Academy of Neurology and the Texas Neurological Society. Dr Vernino’s institution receives laboratory support from Athena Diagnostics, Inc.
bDr Vernino discusses the unlabeled use of rituximab in the treatment of paraneoplastic neuropathies.
Anthony J. Windebank, MD, FAAN
Professor of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
aDr Windebank receives grants from the National Institute of Aging, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Morton Cure Paralysis Fund, Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, and research funding from BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics.
bDr Windebank reports no disclosure.
Lindsay A. Zilliox, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine and Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
aDr Zilliox receives salary support from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
bDr Zilliox discusses the unlabeled use of α-lipoic acid for the treatment of diabetic neuropathies.
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION WRITERS
Adam G. Kelly, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center; Chief of Neurology, Highland Hospital, Rochester, New York
aDr Kelly has received research support from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and compensation from the American Academy of Neurology as a question writer for Continuum.
bDr Kelly reports no disclosure.
Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN
Vice Chairman for Education; Associate Professor of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
aDr Safdieh receives research support from Accera, Inc, and serves on the speakers bureau for Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
bDr Safdieh reports no disclosure.