The use of ultrasound in neuromuscular diagnoses
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- Received October 17, 2016
- Accepted February 21, 2017
- First Published May 15, 2017.
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Author Disclosures
- Alyson L. Hommel, MD,
- Michael S. Cartwright, MD, MS and
- Francis O. Walker, MD
- Alyson L. Hommel, MD,
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1) AANEM annual 2016 conference, speaking/presenter honorarium
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- Michael S. Cartwright, MD, MS and
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AANEM ? honoraria for lectures and workshops at annual meeting; Boston University ? travel and honorarium for CME course on electrodiagnostic medicine.
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Elsevier, Inc ? royalties from sale of textbook Neuromuscular Ultrasound
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I work in Diagnostic Neurology at Wake Forest School of Medicine and 20% of my income is from conducting electrodiagnostic studies and 5% from neuromuscular ultrasound.
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- Francis O. Walker, MD
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AANEM, ACNS, CHDI, The International Society of Peripheral Neurophysiologic Imaging, University of Maryland, Mt. Sinai Hospital New York, the Ohio State University, Grifols, Natus, and Huntington Study Group
Muscle and Nerve: Associate editor/editorial board Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology: Editorial Board:
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1) Neuromuscular Ultrasound: Elsevier, 2011 2) Diagnostic ultrasound in neuromuscular disease: Up to Date 2011
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Grifols
I have interest free ultrasound equipment loans from Terason, Natus, and Monarch Medical
I perform diagnostic ultrasound imaging studies (5% effort) and this may benefit from implementation of conclusions in this study.
Commercial entity: Teva Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Vaccinex
3) 5U01AT000613 Hersch (PI) 10/01/10-09/31/13- Creatine Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy in Huntington's disease. CREST-E This study is a double blind trial of creatine in Huntington?s disease to assess if it can slow progression or alter biomarkers in the disorder. Role: Site investigator 4) R01NS052592 Kieburtz (PI) 10/01/06- 9/31/14 2-CARE: Coenzyme Q 10 in Huntington's Disease (PI Kieburtz/Cudcowitz/McDermott) This study is a double blind clinical trial of co-enzyme Q10 in Huntington?s disease. Role: Site investigator
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CHDI: ENROLL-HD an observational study of Huntington's disease.
Chaperone therapeutics.
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Chaperone Therapeutics
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- Correspondence to:
alovan{at}wakehealth.edu
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