Effects of COVID-19 “Sheltering in Place” on Activity in People With Multiple Sclerosis
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- Received May 15, 2020
- Accepted August 25, 2020
- First Published September 28, 2020.
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Author Disclosures
- Valerie J. Block, PT, DPTSc*,
- Riley Bove, MD, MMSc*,
- Jeffrey M. Gelfand, MD, MAS and
- Bruce A.C. Cree, MD, PhD, MAS
- Valerie J. Block, PT, DPTSc*,
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National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, FG-1707-28624
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- Riley Bove, MD, MMSc*,
(1) Roche-Genentech (2) Sanofi Genzyme (3) Novartis (4) EMD Serono (5) Alexion (6) Pear Digital Therapeutics (7) Biogen
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(1) Patent - selective estrogen receptor modulators and remyelination.
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(1) Roche-Genentech (2) Sanofi Genzyme (3) Novartis (4) EMD Serono (5) Alexion (6) Pear Digital Therapeutics (7) Biogen
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(1) Commercial entity, Akili Interactive (2) Commercial entity, Roche Genentech
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(1) UCSF Medical staff (10/2015-current)
(1) National MS Society, Career Transition Award (2) National MS Society, Research Award (3) National MS Society, Pilot Grant (4) Hilton Foundation Research Grant (5) Sherak Foundation (6) National MS Society, Harry Weaver Award
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(1) Patent - selective estrogen receptor modulators and remyelination.
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- Jeffrey M. Gelfand, MD, MAS and
DSMB for a National Institutes of Aging funded study.
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Dr. Gelfand is on the editorial advisory board of Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. Dr. Gelfand's wife is an associate editor for JAMA Neurology.
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Honoraria from Dynamed Plus for editorial review. Dr. Gelfand's spouse has received honoraria from UpToDate.
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Consuling for Biogen and Alexion. His spouse has received consulting fees from Biohaven and Satsuma.
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Research support (to University of California, San Francisco) from Genentech. His spouse has received grant support from Amgen.
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PI of an Institutional Clinician Training Award from the National MS Society.
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Dr. Gelfand has received compensation for medical-legal consulting as an expert witness, and his spouse has also received personal compensation for medical- legal consulting as an expert witness.
- Bruce A.C. Cree, MD, PhD, MAS
Akili, scientific advisory board chair
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Akili, Alexion, Atara, Biogen, EMD Serono, Novartis, Sanofi and TG Therapeutics
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, MS and Neuroinflammation Clinic, University of California San Francisco.
- Correspondence
Dr. Cree Bruce.Cree{at}ucsf.edu
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