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Pegylated interferon beta-1a for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (ADVANCE): a randomised, phase 3, double-blind study by Calabresi, Peter A, Prof, Kieseier, Bernd C, MD, Arnold, Douglas L, Prof, Balcer, Laura J, Prof, Boyko, Alexey, Prof, Pelletier, Jean, MD, Liu, Shifang, PhD, Zhu, Ying, PhD, Seddighzadeh, Ali, MD, Hung, Serena, MD, Deykin, Aaron, MD

“…Summary Background Subcutaneous pegylated interferon (peginterferon) beta-1a is being developed for treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, with less…”
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Optic Neuritis by Balcer, Laura J

“…A 25-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of blurred vision in the left eye. One day before the onset of visual loss, she noted a dull ache in the…”
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Long-term outcomes in patients presenting with optic neuritis: Analyses of the MSBase registry by Kenney, Rachel, Liu, Mengling, Patil, Sachi, Alroughani, Raed, Ampapa, Radek, Bergamaschi, Roberto, Boz, Cavit, Butzkueven, Helmut, Gomez, Jose Cabrera, Cartechini, Elisabetta, Madueño, Sara Eichau, Ferraro, Diana, Grand-Maison, Francois, Granella, Franco, Horakova, Dana, Izquierdo Ayuso, Guillermo, Kalincik, Tomas, Lizrova Preiningerova, Jana, Lugaresi, Alessandra, Onofrj, Marco, Ozakbas, Serkan, Patti, Francesco, Sola, Patrizia, Soysal, Aysun, Spitaleri, Daniele Litterio A., Terzi, Murat, Turkoglu, Recai, van Pesch, Vincent, Saidha, Shiv, Thorpe, Lorna E., Galetta, Steven L., Balcer, Laura J., Kister, Ilya, Spelman, Tim

“…Short-term outcomes of optic neuritis (ON) have been well characterized. Limited data exists on longer-term visual outcomes in patients who present with ON…”
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Relation of visual function to retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in multiple sclerosis by Fisher, Jennifer B, Jacobs, Dina A, Markowitz, Clyde E, Galetta, Steven L, Volpe, Nicholas J, Nano-Schiavi, M Ligia, Baier, Monika L, Frohman, Elliot M, Winslow, Heather, Frohman, Teresa C, Calabresi, Peter A, Maguire, Maureen G, Cutter, Gary R, Balcer, Laura J

“…To examine the relation of visual function to retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness as a structural biomarker for axonal loss in multiple sclerosis (MS),…”
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Measuring Friedreich ataxia : Complementary features of examination and performance measures by LYNCH, D. R, FARMER, J. M, TSOU, A. Y, PERLMAN, S, SUBRAMONY, S. H, GOMEZ, C. M, ASHIZAWA, T, WILMOT, G. R, WILSON, R. B, BALCER, L. J

“…To examine the potential validity of performance measures and examination-based scales in Friedreich ataxia (FA) by examining their correlation with disease…”
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Seizure‐Free Outcome in Randomized Add‐on Trials of the New Antiepileptic Drugs by Gazzola, Deana M., Balcer, Laura J., French, Jacqueline A.

“…Purpose: The goal of this study is to (1) provide clinically useful, previously unpublished comparative analyses of seizure‐freedom rates for newer…”
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Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of Lyme Disease by Balcer, Laura J, Winterkorn, Jacqueline M.S, Galetta, Steven L

“…Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder caused by infection with the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete. The diagnosis of Lyme disease usually is based on several…”
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Low-contrast letter acuity testing captures visual dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis by BAIER, M. L, CUTTER, G. R, RUDICK, R. A, MILLER, D, COHEN, J. A, WEINSTOCK-GUTTMAN, B, MASS, M, BALCER, L. J

“…To evaluate concurrent and predictive validity for low-contrast letter acuity (L-CLA) testing as a candidate visual component for the Multiple Sclerosis…”
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Assessing disability progression with the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite by Rudick, RA, Polman, CH, Cohen, JA, Walton, MK, Miller, AE, Confavreux, C, Lublin, FD, Hutchinson, M, O’Connor, PW, Schwid, SR, Balcer, LJ, Lynn, F, Panzara, MA, Sandrock, AW

“…Background The initial Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) proposal was a three-part composite of quantitative measures of ambulation, upper…”
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Contrast letter acuity as a visual component for the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite by BALCER, L. J, BAIER, M. L, HEIDENREICH, F. R, JACOBS, D. A, MARKOWITZ, C. E, STUART, W. H, YING, G.-S, GALETTA, S. L, MAGUIRE, M. G, CUTTER, G. R, COHEN, J. A, KOOIJMANS, M. F, SANDROCK, A. W, NANO-SCHIAVI, M. L, PFOHL, D. C, MILLS, M, BOWEN, J, FORD, C

“…Visual dysfunction is one of the most common causes of disability in multiple sclerosis (MS). The Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC), a new…”
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Acute ocular motor mononeuropathies: prospective study of the roles of neuroimaging and clinical assessment by Chou, Kelvin L., Galetta, Steven L., Liu, Grant T., Volpe, Nicholas J., Bennett, Jeffrey L., Asbury, Arthur K., Balcer, Laura J.

“…The role for immediate neuroimaging in patients 50 years of age or older with acute isolated third, fourth, and sixth nerve palsies is controversial. We…”
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Visual loss in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and optic pathway gliomas: Relation to tumor location by magnetic resonance imaging by Balcer, Laura J, Liu, Grant T, Heller, Gordon, Bilaniuk, Larissa, Volpe, Nicholas J, Galetta, Steven L, Molloy, Patricia T, Phillips, Peter C, Janss, Anna J, Vaughn, Sheila, Maguire, Maureen G

“…PURPOSE: To examine the potential for visual acuity loss, and its relation to extent and location of optic pathway gliomas in a cohort of children with…”
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Performance measures in Friedreich ataxia: Potential utility as clinical outcome tools by Lynch, David R., Farmer, Jennifer M., Wilson, Robert L., Balcer, Laura J.

“…Although several neuroprotective agents have been proposed as potential therapies in Friedreich ataxia (FA), clinical trials of their efficacy are limited by a…”
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension : Relation of age and obesity in children by BALCER, L. J, LIU, G. T, FORMAN, S, PUN, K, VOLPE, N. J, GALETTA, S. L, MAGUIRE, M. G

“…The relation between obesity and age in children with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) has remained uncertain. The authors reviewed…”
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Occipital Lobe Infarction from a Carotid Artery Embolic Source by Baker, Laura J, Galetta, Steven L, Hurst, Robert W, Zager, Eric L, Raps, Eric C

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Antioxidant use in Friedreich ataxia by Myers, Lauren, Farmer, Jennifer M, Wilson, Robert B, Friedman, Lisa, Tsou, Amy, Perlman, Susan L, Subramony, Sub H, Gomez, Christopher M, Ashizawa, Tetsuo, Wilmot, George R, Mathews, Katherine D, Balcer, Laura J, Lynch, David R

“…Abstract Many antioxidants have been suggested as potential treatments for Friedreich ataxia, but have not been tested in clinical trials. We found that a…”
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New low-contrast vision charts: reliability and test characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis by Balcer, L.J., Baier, M.L., Pelak, V.S., Fox, R.J., Shuwairi, S., Galetta, S.L., Cutter, G.R., Maguire, M.G.

“…The quantitative assessment of visual function in multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trials has been limited to Snellen visual acuity. The purpose of this study…”
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Lack of effect of polymorphisms in dopamine metabolism related genes on imaging of TRODAT-1 in striatum of asymptomatic volunteers and patients with Parkinson's disease by Lynch, David R., Mozley, P. David, Sokol, Set, Maas, Nicole M.C., Balcer, Laura J., Siderowf, Andrew D.

“…SPECT scanning using 99Tc‐TRODAT‐1, a ligand that binds to dopamine transporters, may be useful for detection of early Parkinson's disease (PD), diagnosis of…”
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The role of unilateral temporal artery biopsy by Hall, Jennifer K, Volpe, Nicholas J, Galetta, Steven L, Liu, Grant T, Syed, Nasreen A, Balcer, Laura J

“…To examine the role of unilateral temporal artery biopsy (TAB) in suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA). Retrospective interventional case series. We identified…”
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Self-reported visual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: new data from the VFQ-25 and development of an MS-specific vision questionnaire by Ma, Siu-Ling, Shea, Judy A, Galetta, Steven L, Jacobs, Dina A, Markowitz, Clyde E, Maguire, Maureen G, Balcer, Laura J

“…PURPOSE: To examine vision-specific health-related quality of life in a cohort of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using the 25-Item National Eye…”
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